Genesis 24
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Genesis 24:12-19

12And he said, “O Lord, God of my master Abraham, please grant me success today, and show lovingkindness (faithfulness) to my master Abraham.

13Behold, I stand here at the spring of water, and the daughters of the men of the city are coming out to draw water;

14now let it be that the girl to whom I say, ‘Please, let down your jar so that I may [have a] drink,’ and she replies, ‘Drink, and I will also give your camels water to drink’—may she be the one whom You have selected [as a wife] for Your servant Isaac; and by this I will know that You have shown lovingkindness (faithfulness) to my master.”

15Before Eliezer had finished speaking (praying), Rebekah came out with her [water] jar on her shoulder. Rebekah was the daughter of Bethuel the son of Milcah, who was the wife of Abraham’s brother Nahor.

16The girl was very beautiful, a virgin and unmarried; and she went down to the spring and filled her jar and came up.

17Then the servant ran to meet her, and said, “Please let me drink a little water from your jar.”

18And she said, “Drink, my lord”; and she quickly lowered her jar to her hand, and gave him a drink.

19When she had given Eliezer a drink, she said, “I will also draw water for your camels until they have finished drinking.”

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