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Genesis 24:15

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

Before he had finished speaking, there was Rebekah #– #daughter of Bethuel son of Milcah,  the wife of Abraham’s brother Nahor #– #coming with a jug on her shoulder.

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Abram and Nahor took wives: Abram’s wife was named Sarai,  and Nahor’s wife was named Milcah.  She was the daughter of Haran, the father of both Milcah and Iscah.


Even before they call, I will answer; while they are still speaking, I will hear.


‘Before I had finished praying silently,  there was Rebekah coming with her jug on her shoulder, and she went down to the spring and drew water. So I said to her, “Please let me have a drink.”


At that time, when you call, the  Lord will answer; when you cry out, he will say, “Here I am.” If you get rid of the yoke among you, the finger-pointing and malicious speaking,


Now the priest of Midian  had seven daughters. They came to draw water and filled the troughs to water their father’s flock.


So Ruth gathered corn in the field until evening. She beat out what she had gathered, and it was about twenty litres  of barley.


Ruth the Moabitess asked Naomi, ‘Will you let me go into the fields and gather fallen corn  behind someone with whom I find favour? ’ Naomi answered her, ‘Go ahead, my daughter.’


While he was still speaking with them, Rachel came with her father’s sheep, for she was a shepherdess.


She answered him, ‘I am the daughter of Bethuel son of Milcah, whom she bore to Nahor.’


These are the family records of Terah. Terah fathered Abram, Nahor, and Haran, and Haran fathered Lot.


She watches over the activities of her household and is never idle.


Early in the morning Abraham got up, took bread and a waterskin, put them on Hagar’s shoulders, and sent her and the boy away. She left and wandered in the Wilderness of Beer-sheba.


Let the girl to whom I say, “Please lower your water jug so that I may drink,” and who responds, “Drink, and I’ll water your camels also” #– #let her be the one you have appointed for your servant Isaac. By this I will know that you have shown kindness to my master.’


Isaac was forty years old when he took as his wife Rebekah  daughter of Bethuel the Aramean from Paddan-aram  and sister of Laban the Aramean.


As they were climbing the hill to the city, they found some young women coming out to draw water  and asked, ‘Is the seer here? ’


‘Do you know Laban, Nahor’s grandson? ’ Jacob asked them. They answered, ‘We know him.’





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