is before Mamre: even the field and the cave that is therein and all
the trees of the field which grow in all the borders round about, made
sure unto Abraham for a possession, in the sight of the children of
Heth and of all that went in at the gates of the city. And then Abraham
buried Sara his wife in the double cave of the field that lieth before
Mamre, otherwise called Ebron in the land of Canaan. And so both the
field and the cave that is therein, was made unto Abraham, a sure
possession to bury in, of the sons of Heth.
Chapter .xxiiij.
Abraham was old and stricken in days, and the LORD had blessed him in
all things. And he said unto his eldest servant of his house which had
the rule over all that he had: Put thy hand under my thigh that I may
make thee swear by the LORD that is God of heaven and God of the earth,
that thou shalt not take a wife unto my son, of the daughters of the
Cananites, among which I dwell. But shalt go unto my country and to my
kindred, and there take a wife unto my son Isaac. Then said the servant
unto him: what and if the woman will not agree to come with me unto
this land, shall I bring thy son again unto the land which thou camest
out of? And Abraham said unto him: beware of that, that thou bring not
my son thither. The LORD God of heaven which took me from my father's
house and from the land where I was born, and which spake unto me and
sware unto me saying: unto thy seed will I give this land, he shall
send his angel before thee, that thou mayest take a wife unto my son
from thence. Nevertheless if the woman will not agree to come with thee
then shalt thou be without danger of this oath. But above all things
bring not my son thither again. And the servant put his hand under the
thigh of Abraham and sware to him as concerning that matter. And the
servant took ten camels of the camels of his master and departed, and
had of all manner goods of his master with him, and stood up and went
to Mesopotamia, unto the city of Nahor. And made his camels to lie down
without the city by a well's side of water, at even: about the time
that women come out to draw water, and he said: LORD God of my master
Abraham, send me good speed this day, and shew mercy unto my master
Abraham. Lo I stond here by the well of water and the daughters of the
men of this city will come out to draw water: Now the damsel to whom I
say, stoop down thy pitcher, and let me drink. If she say: Drink, and I
will give thy camels drink also, the same is she that thou hast
ordained for thy servant Isaac: yea and thereby shall I know that thou
hast shewed mercy on my master. And it came to pass yer he had left
speaking, that Rebecca came out, the daughter of Bethuel, son to Milkah
the wife of Nahor Abraham's brother, and her pitcher upon her shoulder:
The damsel was very fair to look upon, and yet a maid and unknown of
man. And she went down to the well and filled her pitcher and came up
again. Then the servant ran unto her and said: let me sip a little
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