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Tobit 10:12

Tobit 10:12 (CEB)
Raguel said to his daughter Sarah, "Go to your father-in-law, since from now on they are your parents, just as if they had conceived you. Go in peace, my daughter! May I hear a good report about you as long as I’m alive!" Having said good-bye, he allowed them to go. Then Edna said to Tobias, "My child and dearly loved brother, may the Lord bring you back, and may I see your children while I’m still alive and those of my daughter before I die! In the Lord’s presence I entrust my daughter into your care. Don’t ever be a cause of grief to her, not as long as you live. Go in peace, my child! From now on I’m your mother, and Sarah is your sister. May all our ways prosper together all the days of our lives!" Then she kissed them both and sent them safely on their way.

Genesis 24:1

Genesis 24:1 (CEV)
Abraham was now a very old man. The [Lord] had made him rich, and he was successful in everything he did.

Genesis 24:2

Genesis 24:2 (CEV)
One day, Abraham called in his most trusted servant and said to him, “Solemnly promise me

Genesis 24:3

Genesis 24:3 (CEV)
in the name of the [Lord], who rules heaven and earth, that you won't choose a wife for my son Isaac from the people here in the land of Canaan.

Genesis 24:4

Genesis 24:4 (CEV)
Instead, go back to the land where I was born and find a wife for him from among my relatives.”

Genesis 24:5

Genesis 24:5 (CEV)
But the servant asked, “What if the young woman I choose refuses to leave home and come here with me? Should I send Isaac there to look for a wife?”

Genesis 24:6

Genesis 24:6 (CEV)
“No!” Abraham answered. “Don't ever do that, no matter what.

Genesis 24:7

Genesis 24:7 (CEV)
The [Lord] who rules heaven brought me here from the land where I was born and promised that he would give this land to my descendants forever. When you go back there, the [Lord] will send his angel ahead of you to help you find a wife for my son.

Genesis 24:8

Genesis 24:8 (CEV)
If the woman refuses to come along, you don't have to keep this promise. But don't ever take my son back there.”

Genesis 24:9

Genesis 24:9 (CEV)
So the servant gave Abraham his word that he would do everything he had been told to do.

Genesis 24:10

Genesis 24:10 (CEV)
Soon after that, the servant loaded ten of Abraham's camels with valuable gifts. Then he set out for the city in northern Syria, where Abraham's brother Nahor lived.

Genesis 24:11

Genesis 24:11 (CEV)
When he got there, he let the camels rest near the well outside the city. It was late afternoon, the time when the women came out for water.

Genesis 24:12

Genesis 24:12 (CEV)
The servant prayed: You, [Lord], are the God my master Abraham worships. Please keep your promise to him and let me find a wife for Isaac today.

Genesis 24:13

Genesis 24:13 (CEV)
The young women of the city will soon come to this well for water,

Genesis 24:14

Genesis 24:14 (CEV)
and I'll ask one of them for a drink. If she gives me a drink and then offers to get some water for my camels, I'll know she is the one you have chosen and that you have kept your promise to my master.

Genesis 24:15

Genesis 24:15 (CEV)
While he was still praying, a beautiful unmarried young woman came by with a water jar on her shoulder. She was Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel, the son of Abraham's brother Nahor and his wife Milcah. Rebekah walked past Abraham's servant, then went over to the well, and filled her water jar. When she started back,

Genesis 24:17

Genesis 24:17 (CEV)
Abraham's servant ran to her and said, “Please let me have a drink of water.”

Genesis 24:18

Genesis 24:18 (CEV)
“I'll be glad to,” she answered. Then she quickly took the jar from her shoulder and held it while he drank.

Genesis 24:19

Genesis 24:19 (CEV)
After he had finished, she said, “Now I'll give your camels all the water they want.” She quickly poured out water for them, and she kept going back for more, until his camels had drunk all they wanted.

Genesis 24:21

Genesis 24:21 (CEV)
Abraham's servant did not say a word, but he watched everything Rebekah did, because he wanted to know for certain if this was the woman the [Lord] had chosen.

Genesis 24:22

Genesis 24:22 (CEV)
The servant had brought along an expensive gold ring and two large gold bracelets. When Rebekah had finished bringing the water, he gave her the ring for her nose and the bracelets for her arms.

Genesis 24:23

Genesis 24:23 (CEV)
Then he said, “Please tell me who your father is. Does he have room in his house for me and my men to spend the night?”

Genesis 24:24

Genesis 24:24 (CEV)
She answered, “My father is Bethuel, the son of Nahor and Milcah.

Genesis 24:25

Genesis 24:25 (CEV)
We have a place where you and your men can stay, and we also have enough straw and feed for your camels.”

Genesis 24:26

Genesis 24:26 (CEV)
Then the servant bowed his head and prayed,