Robert Merry's museum, Volumes III-IV (1842)Various
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Robert Merry's museum, Volumes III-IV (1842)
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Children's literature -- Periodicals
Pretty soon a beautiful girl came to the well, and the servant spoke
to her, and she let down her pitcher, and gave him some water; and she
also gave water to his camels. She told him that her name was Rebekah,
the daughter of Bethuel, son of Milcah. The servant then gave her
some golden ear-rings and some bracelets; and, upon her invitation,
went, with his whole party, to her father’s house. Here he was kindly
received; and after a space, he told the errand on which he had come.
He closed his story in the following words: “And now, if ye will deal
kindly and truly with my master, tell me: and if not, tell me; that I
may turn to the right hand, or to the left.”
Then Bethuel and Laban, his son, answered and said, “The thing
proceedeth from the Lord: we cannot speak unto thee bad or good.
Behold, Rebekah is before thee; take her, and go, and let her be thy
master’s son’s wife, as the Lord hath spoken. And it came to pass that,
when Abraham’s servant heard their words, he worshipped the Lord,
bowing himself to the earth. And the servant brought forth jewels of
silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment, and gave them to Rebekah: he
gave also to her brother and to her mother precious things. And they
did eat and drink, he and the men that were with him, and tarried all
night: and they rose up in the morning; and he said, Send me away unto
my master. And her brother and her mother said, Let the damsel abide
with us a few days, at the least ten; after that she shall go. And he
said unto them, Hinder me not, seeing the Lord hath prospered my way;
send me away, that I may go to my master. And they said, We will call
the damsel, and enquire at her mouth. And they called Rebekah, and said
unto her, Wilt thou go with this man? And she said, I will go. And they
sent away Rebekah, their sister, and her nurse, and Abraham’s servant,
and his men. And they blessed Rebekah, and said unto her, Thou art our
sister; be thou the mother of thousands of millions, and let thy seed
possess the gate of those which hate them.
“And Rebekah arose, and her damsels, and they rode upon the camels, and
followed the man, and the servant took Rebekah, and went his way.
“And Isaac came from the way of the well, Lahai-roi: for he dwelt in
the south country. And Isaac went out to meditate in the field at the
even-tide; and he lifted up his eyes, and saw, and, behold, the camels
were coming. And Rebekah lifted up her eyes; and when she saw Isaac,
she lighted off the camel. For she had said unto the servant, What man
is this that walketh in the field to meet us? And the servant had
said, It is my master: therefore she took a veil, and covered herself.
And the servant told Isaac all things that he had done. And Isaac
brought her into his mother Sarah’s tent, and took Rebekah, and she
became his wife; and he loved her; and Isaac was comforted after his
mother’s death.”
Mr. Catlin and his Horse Charley.
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