2. And Sarah died in Kirjath-arl same is Hebron in the land of Canaa Abraham came to mourn for Sarah, weep for her.

3. And Abraham stood up from his dead, and spake unto the sons of saying,

4. I am a stranger and a sojourn you: give me a possession of a burying with you, that I may bury my dead my sight.

5. And the children of Heth ans Abraham, saying unto him,

6. Hear us, my lord: Thou art a prince among us: in the choice of c pulchres bury thy dead; none of us withhold from thee his sepulchre, bu thou mayest bury thy dead.

7. And Abraham stood up, and himself to the people of the land, e the children of Heth.

8. And he communed with them ing, If it be your mind that I should my dead out of my sight, hear me, a treat for me to Ephron the son of Zo

9. That he may give me the cave of] pelah which he hath, which is in th of his field; for as much money as worth he shall give it me, for a poss of a burying-place among you.

10. And Ephron dwelt among the dren of Heth: and Ephron the Hitti swered Abraham in the audience c children of Heth, even of all that went the gates of his city, saying,

11. Nay, my lord, hear me: The fiel I thee, and the cave that is therein, ] it thee; in the presence of the sons ( people give I it thee: bury thy dead.

12. And Abraham bowed down hi before the people of the land.

13. And he spake unto Ephron, i audience of the people of the land, sa But if thou wilt give it, I pray thee me: 1 will give thee money for the take it of me, and I will bury my dead t

14. And Ephron answered Abra saying unto him,

15. My lord, hearken unto me: The is worth four hundred shekels of si what is that betwixt me and thee? therefore thy dead.

16. And Abraham hearkened unto Epl and Abraham weighed to Ephron the si which he had named in the audience o sons of Heth, four hundred shekels of

all the trees that were in the field, that were in all the borders round about, were made

sure

18. Unto Abraham for a possession, in the presence of the children of Heth, before all that went in at the gates of his city.

19. And after this Abraham buried Sarah his wife in the cave of the field of Machpelah, before Mamre: the same is Hebron in the land of Canaan.

20. And the field, and the cave that is therein, were made sure unto Abraham, for a possession of a burying-place, by the sons of Heth.

CHAP. XXIV.

1 Abraham sweareth his servant : 12 His prayer: 14 His sign. 15 Rebekah meeteth him, 18 and fulfilleth his sign.

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34 The servant showeth his message: 50 Laban and Bethuel approve it. 58 Rebekah consenteth to go.

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ND Abraham

was old, and well

stricken in age: and the LORD had

blessed Abraham in all things.

2. And Abraham said unto his eldest servant of his house, that ruled over all that he had, Put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh;

3. And I will make thee swear by the LORD, the God of heaven, and the God of the earth, that thou shalt not take a wife unto my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell:

4. But thou shalt go unto my country, and to my kindred, and take a wife unto my

son Isaac.

5. And the servant said unto him, Peradventure the woman will not be willing to follow me unto this land: must I needs bring thy son again unto the land from whence thou camest?

6. And Abraham said unto him, Beware thou, that thou bring not my son thither again.

7. The LORD God of heaven, which took me from my father's house, and from the land of my kindred, and which spake unto me, and that sware unto me, saying, Unto thy seed will I give this land, he shall send his angel before thee, and thou shalt take a wife unto my son from thence.

8. And if the woman will not be willing to follow thee, then thou shalt be clear from this my oath: only bring not my son hither again.

9. And the servant put his hand under he thigh of Abraham his master, and sware o him concerning that matter.

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11. And he made his camels to kneel down without the city by a well of water, at the time of the evening, even the time that women go out to draw water.

12. And he said, O LORD God of my master Abraham, 1 pray thee, send me good speed this day, and show kindness unto my master Abraham.

13. Behold, I stand here by the well of water; and the daughters of the men of the city come out to draw water:

14. And let it come to pass, that the damsel to whom I shall say, Let down thy pitcher, I pray thee, that I may drink; and she shall say, Drink; and I will give thy camels drink also: let the same be she that thou hast appointed for thy servant Isaac; and thereby shall I know that thou hast showed kindness unto my master.

15. And it came to pass, before he had done speaking, that, behold, Rebekah came out, who was born to Bethuel, son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor, Abraham's brother, with her pitcher upon her shoulder.

16. And the damsel was very fair to look upon, a virgin; neither had any man known her: and she went down to the well, and filled her pitcher, and came up.

17. And the servant ran to meet her, and said, Let me, I pray thee, drink a little water of thy pitcher.

18. And she said, Drink, my lord: and she hasted, and let down her pitcher upon her hand, and gave him drink.

19. And when she had done giving him drink, she said, I will draw water for thy camels also, until they have done drinking.

20. And she hasted, and emptied her pitcher into the trough, and ran again unto the well to draw water, and drew for all his camels.

21. And the man, wondering at her, held his peace, to wit, whether the Lord had made his journey prosperous or not.

22. And it came to pass, as the camels had done drinking, that the man took a golden ear-ring of half a shekel weight, and two bracelets for her hands of ten shekels weight of gold,

23. And said, Whose daughter art thou? tell me, I pray thee. Is there room in thy father's house for us to lodge in?

24. And she said unto him, I am the daughter of Bethuel, the son of Milcah, which she bare unto Nahor.