Romance
In the ancient land blessed by the Lord, the saga unfolds with Abraham, wise and aged, tasking his devoted servant Eliezer with a momentous mission: to find a bride for Isaac, not among the Canaanites, but from his own kindred. Armed with ten camels and a caravan of men, Eliezer embarks on this perilous journey to Nahor, where divine providence guides him to the well at dusk. There, he encounters Rebekah, whose grace and kindness reveal her as the destined bride. Eliezer’s prayerful hopes are realized as he recognizes the Lord’s hand in her arrival, and with gifts of gold, he secures her family’s blessing for this fateful union.
As Rebekah’s family celebrates with a feast, morning brings Eliezer’s urgent desire to return swiftly to Abraham. Despite their reluctance, Rebekah’s resolute decision to leave with him echoes her bold spirit and destiny’s call. Laden with blessings and dreams of a prosperous future, she departs on camels with Eliezer, journeying toward her new life. The resolution sees Isaac in the fields, his heart stirred by the approaching caravan, and Rebekah, veiled and graceful, becoming his beloved. Together, they find solace and strength in each other, even as they face the trials of barrenness, bound by love and the Lord’s enduring presence.
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Genesis
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Jasher
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Jubilees
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Exposition
Jubilee: 43
Year: 2089
Eliezer commissioned to find a wife for Isaac
Genesis 24:1-9
Jasher 24:29-34a
Rising Action
Eliezer leaves on his journey to find a wife for Isaac
Genesis 24:10-11
Jasher 24:34b-35
Eliezer prays to YHWH
Genesis 24:12-15
Jasher 24:36
Eliezer meets Rebekah at the well
Genesis 24:16-27
Jasher 24:37, 40
Climax
Rebekah goes home to tell her family
Genesis 24:28-30a
Laban invites Eliezer to their home
Genesis 24:30b-32
Eliezer retells the story of why he was sent and what happened
Genesis 24:33-50
Jasher 24:38
Bethuel offers Rebekah to Eliezer
Genesis 24:51-53
Jasher 24:39
Falling Action
They celebrate with a meal
Genesis 24:54a
Jasher 24:41
They depart the next day
Genesis 24:54b-61
Jasher 24:42-43
Resolution
Isaac and Rebekah meet
Genesis 24:62-66
Isaac marries Rebekah
Genesis 24:67, 25:20
Jasher 24:44-45, 25:28a
Jubilees 19:10
Jubilee: 43
Year: 2089
Eliezer commissioned to find a wife for Isaac
Genesis 24:1
1 And Abraham was old, and well stricken in age: and the LORD had blessed Abraham in all things.
Genesis 24:2-7
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.
Jasher 24:29-33
29 And Abraham called for Eliezer his head servant, to give him orders concerning his house, and he came and stood before him.
30 And Abraham said to him, Behold I am old, I do not know the day of my death; for I am advanced in days; now therefore rise up, go forth and do not take a wife for my son from this place and from this land, from the daughters of the Canaanites amongst whom we dwell.
31 But go to my land and to my birthplace, and take from thence a wife for my son, and the Lord God of Heaven and earth who took me from my father’s house and brought me to this place, and said unto me, To thy seed will I give this land for an inheritance for ever, he will send his angel before thee and prosper thy way, that thou mayest obtain a wife for my son from my family and from my father’s house.
32 And the servant answered his master Abraham and said, Behold I go to thy birthplace and to thy father’s house, and take a wife for thy son from there; but if the woman be not willing to follow me to this land, shall I take thy son back to the land of thy birthplace?
33 And Abraham said unto him, Take heed that thou bring not my son hither again, for the Lord before whom I have walked he will send his angel before thee and prosper thy way.
Genesis 24:8
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 thither again.
Genesis 24:9
9 And the servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master, and sware to him concerning that matter.
Jasher 24:34a
34a And Eliezer did as Abraham ordered him, and Eliezer swore unto Abraham his master upon this matter;
Eliezer leaves on his journey to find a wife for Isaac
Genesis 24:10
10 And the servant took ten camels of the camels of his master, and departed; for all the goods of his master were in his hand: and he arose, and went to Mesopotamia, unto the city of Nahor.
Jasher 24:34b
34b and Eliezer rose up and took ten camels of the camels of his master, and ten men from his master’s servants with him, and they rose up and went to Haran, the city of Abraham and Nahor, in order to fetch a wife for Isaac the son of Abraham;
Jasher 24:34c-35a
34c and whilst they were gone Abraham sent to the house of Shem and Eber, and they brought from thence his son Isaac.
35a And Isaac came home to his father’s house to Beersheba, whilst Eliezer and his men came to Haran;
Genesis 24:11
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.
Jasher 24:35b
35b and they stopped in the city by the watering place, and he made his camels to kneel down by the water and they remained there.
Eliezer prays to YHWH
Genesis 24:12
12 And he said O LORD God of my master Abraham, I pray thee, send me good speed this day, and shew kindness unto my master Abraham.
Jasher 24:36
36 And Eliezer, Abraham’s servant, prayed and said, O God of Abraham my master; send me I pray thee good speed this day and show kindness unto my master, that thou shalt appoint this day a wife for my master’s son from his family.
Genesis 24:13-15
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 shewed 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.
Eliezer meets Rebekah at the well
Genesis 24:16
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.
Jasher 24:40
40 And the young woman was of very comely appearance, she was a virgin, and Rebecca was ten years old in those days.
Genesis 24:17-23
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 earring 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?
Genesis 24:24
24 And she said unto him, I am the daughter of Bethuel the son of Milcah, which she bare unto Nahor.
Jasher 24:37
37 And the Lord hearkened to the voice of Eliezer, for the sake of his servant Abraham, and he happened to meet with the daughter of Bethuel, the son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor, brother to Abraham, and Eliezer came to her house.
Genesis 24:25-27
25 She said moreover unto him, We have both straw and provender enough, and room to lodge in.
26 And the man bowed down his head, and worshipped the LORD.
27 And he said, Blessed be the LORD God of my master Abraham, who hath not left destitute my master of his mercy and his truth: I being in the way, the LORD led me to the house of my master’s brethren.
Rebekah goes home to tell her family
Genesis 24:28-30a
28 And the damsel ran, and told them of her mother’s house these things.
29 And Rebekah had a brother, and his name was Laban: and Laban ran out unto the man, unto the well.
30a And it came to pass, when he saw the earring and bracelets upon his sister’s hands, and when he heard the words of Rebekah his sister, saying, Thus spake the man unto me;
Laban invites Eliezer to their home
Genesis 24:30b-32
30b that he came unto the man; and, behold, he stood by the camels at the well.
31 And he said, Come in, thou blessed of the LORD; wherefore standest thou without? for I have prepared the house, and room for the camels.
32 And the man came into the house: and he ungirded his camels, and gave straw and provender for the camels, and water to wash his feet, and the men’s feet that were with him.
Eliezer retells the story of why he was sent and what happened
Genesis 24:33
33 And there was set meat before him to eat: but he said, I will not eat, until I have told mine errand. And he said, Speak on.
Jasher 24:38
38 And Eliezer related to them all his concerns, and that he was Abraham’s servant, and they greatly rejoiced at him.
Genesis 24:34-50
34 And he said, I am Abraham’s servant.
35 And the LORD hath blessed my master greatly; and he is become great: and he hath given him flocks, and herds, and silver, and gold, and menservants, and maidservants, and camels, and asses.
36 And Sarah my master’s wife bare a son to my master when she was old: and unto him hath he given all that he hath.
37 And my master made me swear, saying, Thou shalt not take a wife to my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, in whose land I dwell:
38 But thou shalt go unto my father’s house, and to my kindred, and take a wife unto my son.
39 And I said unto my master, Peradventure the woman will not follow me.
40 And he said unto me, The LORD, before whom I walk, will send his angel with thee, and prosper thy way; and thou shalt take a wife for my son of my kindred, and of my father’s house:
41 Then shalt thou be clear from this my oath, when thou comest to my kindred; and if they give not thee one, thou shalt be clear from my oath.
42 And I came this day unto the well, and said, O LORD God of my master Abraham, if now thou do prosper my way which I go:
43 Behold, I stand by the well of water; and it shall come to pass, that when the virgin cometh forth to draw water, and I say to her, Give me, I pray thee, a little water of thy pitcher to drink;
44 And she say to me, Both drink thou, and I will also draw for thy camels: let the same be the woman whom the LORD hath appointed out for my master’s son.
45 And before I had done speaking in mine heart, behold, Rebekah came forth with her pitcher on her shoulder; and she went down unto the well, and drew water: and I said unto her, Let me drink, I pray thee.
46 And she made haste, and let down her pitcher from her shoulder, and said, Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also: so I drank, and she made the camels drink also.
47 And I asked her, and said, Whose daughter art thou? And she said, the daughter of Bethuel, Nahor’s son, whom Milcah bare unto him: and I put the earring upon her face, and the bracelets upon her hands.
48 And I bowed down my head, and worshipped the LORD, and blessed the LORD God of my master Abraham, which had led me in the right way to take my master’s brother’s daughter unto his son.
49 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.
50 Then Laban and Bethuel answered and said, The thing proceedeth from the LORD: we cannot speak unto thee bad or good.
Bethuel offers Rebekah to Eliezer
Genesis 24:51
51 Behold, Rebekah is before thee, take her, and go, and let her be thy master’s son’s wife, as the LORD hath spoken.
Jasher 24:39
39 And they all blessed the Lord who brought this thing about, and they gave him Rebecca, the daughter of Bethuel, for a wife for Isaac.
Genesis 24:52-53
52 And it came to pass, that, when Abraham’s servant heard their words, he worshipped the LORD, bowing himself to the earth.
53 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.
They celebrate with a meal
Genesis 24:54a
54a And they did eat and drink, he and the men that were with him, and tarried all night;
Jasher 24:41
41 And Bethuel and Laban and his children made a feast on that night, and Eliezer and his men came and ate and drank and rejoiced there on that night.
They depart the next day
Genesis 24:54b-61
54b and they rose up in the morning, and he said, Send me away unto my master.
55 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.
56 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.
57 And they said, We will call the damsel, and enquire at her mouth.
58 And they called Rebekah, and said unto her, Wilt thou go with this man? And she said, I will go.
59 And they sent away Rebekah their sister, and her nurse, and Abraham’s servant, and his men.
60 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.
61 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.
Jasher 24:42-43
42 And Eliezer rose up in the morning, he and the men that were with him, and he called to the whole household of Bethuel, saying, Send me away that I may go to my master; and they rose up and sent away Rebecca and her nurse Deborah, the daughter of Uz, and they gave her silver and gold, men servants and maid servants, and they blessed her.
43 And they sent Eliezer away with his men; and the servants took Rebecca, and he went and returned to his master to the land of Canaan.
Isaac and Rebekah meet
Genesis 24:62-66
62 And Isaac came from the way of the well Lahairoi; for he dwelt in the south country.
63 And Isaac went out to meditate in the field at the eventide: and he lifted up his eyes, and saw, and, behold, the camels were coming.
64 And Rebekah lifted up her eyes, and when she saw Isaac, she lighted off the camel.
65 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 vail, and covered herself.
66 And the servant told Isaac all things that he had done.
Isaac marries Rebekah
Genesis 24:67, 25:20
67 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.
20 And Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah to wife, the daughter of Bethuel the Syrian of Padanaram, the sister to Laban the Syrian.
Jasher 24:44-45
44 And Isaac took Rebecca and she became his wife, and he brought her into the tent.
45 And Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebecca, the daughter of his uncle Bethuel, for a wife.
Jubilees 19:10
10 And in the fourth year thereof he took a wife for his son Isaac and her name was Rebecca [2020 A.M.] [the daughter of Bethuel, the son of Nahor, the brother of Abraham] the sister of Laban and daughter of Bethuel; and Bethuel was the son of Melca, who was the wife of Nahor, the brother of Abraham.
Jasher 25:28a
28a And Rebecca the daughter of Bethuel, the wife of Abraham’s son Isaac, was barren in those days, she had no offspring; and Isaac dwelt with his father in the land of Canaan; and the Lord was with Isaac;
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Exposition
Jubilee: 43
Year: 2089
Eliezer commissioned to find a wife for Isaac
Genesis 24:1-9
Jasher 24:29-34a
Abraham was now old and well advanced in years, and the LORD had blessed him in every way.
He called for Eliezer, his chief servant who managed everything he owned, to give him instructions concerning his household. Eliezer came and stood before him. Abraham said, “Look, I am old and don’t know the day of my death. Since I’m advanced in years, I ask you to place your hand under my thigh and swear by the LORD, the God of heaven and earth. Do not take a wife for my son from this place or from this land, from among the daughters of the Canaanites where we live. Instead, go to my homeland and to the place of my birth, and take a wife for my son from there. The LORD God of heaven and earth, who took me from my father’s house and brought me here, and who said to me, ‘To your descendants I will give this land as a lasting inheritance,’ he will send his angel ahead of you to make your journey successful, so that you may find a wife for my son from my family and from my father’s house.”
The servant replied, “I’ll go to your birthplace and to your father’s house to find a wife for your son. But if the woman is unwilling to follow me back to this land, should I take your son there instead?”
Abraham said, “Be very careful not to take my son back there. The LORD, before whom I have walked faithfully, will send his angel ahead of you and make your way successful. But if the woman is unwilling to come back with you, you will be released from this oath—just don’t take my son there.”
So Eliezer placed his hand under his master Abraham’s thigh and swore to him about the matter.
Rising Action
Eliezer leaves on his journey to find a wife for Isaac
Genesis 24:10-11
Jasher 24:34b-35
Eliezer took 10 of his master’s camels, 10 of his master’s servants, and set out, since he was entrusted with all of Abraham’s wealth. He headed to Haran in Mesopotamia, to the city of Nahor, to find a wife for Isaac, the son of Abraham.
While they were traveling, Abraham sent for Isaac from the house of Shem and Eber, and they brought Isaac back to his father’s home in Beersheba. Meanwhile, Eliezer and his men continued on to Haran.
When they arrived, he made the camels kneel down outside the city near a well of water in the evening—the time when women come out to draw water.
Eliezer prays to YHWH
Genesis 24:12-15
Jasher 24:36
Eliezer, Abraham’s servant, prayed, saying, “O God of my master Abraham, please grant me success today and show kindness to my master. I am standing here by the well, and the daughters of the townspeople are coming out to draw water. Let it be that the young woman to whom I say, ‘Please lower your pitcher so I may drink,’ and who replies, ‘Drink, and I’ll also give water to your camels,’—let her be the one you have chosen for your servant Isaac. Through this I will know that you’ve shown kindness to my master.”
Before he had finished speaking, Rebekah came out. She was born to Bethuel, the son of Milcah, who was the wife of Nahor, Abraham’s brother. She had a pitcher on her shoulder.
Eliezer meets Rebekah at the well
Genesis 24:16-27
Jasher 24:37, 40
The young woman was very beautiful, a virgin whom no man had known. She was 10 years old. She went down to the well, filled her pitcher, and came back up.
Eliezer ran to meet her and said, “Please, let me drink a little water from your pitcher.”
She replied, “Drink, my lord,” and quickly lowered her pitcher to her hand and gave him a drink.
After giving him a drink, she said, “I’ll draw water for your camels too, until they’ve finished drinking.”
She hurried, emptied her pitcher into the trough, and ran back to the well to draw more water. She continued until she had drawn water for all his camels. Meanwhile, Eliezer silently watched her, wondering if the LORD had made his journey successful.
When the camels had finished drinking, Eliezer took a gold earring weighing half a shekel and 2 bracelets weighing 10 shekels of gold for her wrists. He asked, “Whose daughter are you? Please tell me. Is there room in your father’s house for us to stay?”
The LORD heard Eliezer’s prayer for the sake of his master Abraham. Rebekah answered, “I am the daughter of Bethuel, son of Milcah, whom she bore to Nahor.”
She added, “We have plenty of straw and feed, and room for you to spend the night.”
The man bowed his head and worshipped the LORD, saying, “Blessed be the LORD, the God of my master Abraham, who has not failed to show kindness and truth to my master. Being on this journey, the LORD has led me straight to the house of my master’s relatives.”
Climax
Rebekah goes home to tell her family
Genesis 24:28-30a
The young woman ran and told her mother’s household everything that had happened. Rebekah had a brother named Laban, and he ran out to the man at the well. When he saw the earring and the bracelets on his sister’s hands, and heard the words of Rebekah his sister saying, “This is what the man said to me.”
Laban invites Eliezer to their home
Genesis 24:30b-32
Laban went to the man and found him standing by the camels at the well. He said, “Come in, you who are blessed by the LORD! Why are you standing outside? I’ve prepared the house and made room for the camels.”
So the man came into the house. He unloaded the camels and provided straw and feed for them, and water to wash his feet and the feet of the men who were with him.
Eliezer retells the story of why he was sent and what happened
Genesis 24:33-50
Jasher 24:38
They set food before him to eat, but he said, “I won’t eat until I’ve shared my mission.”
They said, “Speak on.”
He said, “I’m Abraham’s servant. The LORD has greatly blessed my master, and he has become wealthy. He’s given him flocks, herds, silver, gold, male and female servants, camels, and donkeys. Sarah, my master’s wife, gave him a son in her old age, and my master has given everything he owns to that son.
My master made me swear an oath, saying, ‘You must not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, in whose land I live. Instead, go to my father’s house and to my relatives, and take a wife for my son.’
I asked my master, ‘What if the woman won’t come back with me?’ He said to me, ‘The LORD, before whom I have walked, will send his angel with you and make your journey successful. You will take a wife for my son from my family and my father’s house. Then you’ll be released from my oath if you go to my family and they won’t give her to you—you’ll be free from your oath.’
Today I came to the well and prayed, ‘LORD, God of my master Abraham, if you will now make my journey successful: here I am standing by the well. Let it happen that when a young woman comes to draw water and I say to her, “Please let me drink a little water from your jar,” and she says to me, “Drink, and I’ll draw water for your camels too”—let her be the one the LORD has chosen for my master’s son.’
Before I had even finished praying in my heart, Rebekah came out with her pitcher on her shoulder. She went down to the well and drew water. I said to her, ‘Please let me drink.’ She quickly lowered her pitcher and said, ‘Drink, and I’ll give your camels water too.’ So I drank, and she watered the camels as well.
Then I asked her, ‘Whose daughter are you?’ She replied, ‘I’m the daughter of Bethuel, the son of Nahor, whom Milcah bore to him.’ I put the earring on her nose and the bracelets on her wrists.
Then I bowed down, worshipped the LORD, and praised the LORD, the God of my master Abraham, who had led me in the right way to take the daughter of my master’s brother for his son.
Now, if you’re going to show kindness and truth to my master, tell me. But if not, tell me, so I’ll know whether to turn to the right or the left.”
Then Laban and Bethuel answered, “This matter comes from the LORD; we can’t say anything to you, good or bad.”
Bethuel offers Rebekah to Eliezer
Genesis 24:51-53
Jasher 24:39
They all blessed the LORD who had brought this about and said, “Here is Rebekah before you—take her and go. Let her be the wife of your master’s son, as the LORD has spoken.”
They gave Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel, to be Isaac’s wife.
When Abraham’s servant heard their words, he bowed to the ground and worshipped the LORD. Then he brought out silver jewelry, gold jewelry, and clothing, and gave them to Rebekah. He also gave valuable gifts to her brother and her mother.
Falling Action
They celebrate with a meal
Genesis 24:54a
Jasher 24:41
That night, Bethuel, Laban, and their household prepared a feast. Eliezer and his men ate, drank, and celebrated there.
They depart the next day
Genesis 24:54b-61
Jasher 24:42-43
The next morning they got up, and Eliezer said, “Send me back to my master.”
Rebekah’s brother and mother replied, “Let the young woman stay with us a few days—at least 10. After that, she can go.”
But he said, “Don’t delay me, since the LORD has made my journey successful. Send me off so I can return to my master.”
They said, “Let’s call the young woman and ask her directly.”
They called Rebekah and asked, “Will you go with this man?”
She said, “I will go.”
So they sent away their sister Rebekah, along with her nurse Deborah (the daughter of Uz), Abraham’s servant, and his men.
They blessed Rebekah and said to her, “You are our sister. May you become the mother of thousands upon thousands. May your descendants possess the gates of those who hate them.”
Then Rebekah and her maidservants mounted the camels and followed the man. The servant took Rebekah and set off on his way.
Resolution
Isaac and Rebekah meet
Genesis 24:62-66
Isaac had come from the direction of the well Lahairoi, for he lived in the southern region. One evening, he went out into the field to meditate. As he looked up, he saw camels coming.
Rebekah also looked up and saw Isaac, and she got down from her camel. She asked the servant, “Who is that man walking in the field to meet us?”
The servant replied, “That’s my master.” So she took her veil and covered herself.
Then the servant told Isaac everything that had happened.
Isaac marries Rebekah
Genesis 24:67, 25:20
Jasher 24:44-45, 25:28a
Jubilees 19:10
In the 4th year of that time, Abraham arranged for his son Isaac to marry Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel (son of Nahor, Abraham’s brother), sister of Laban, and daughter of Melca, who had been Nahor’s wife.
Isaac brought Rebekah into his mother Sarah’s tent, took her as his wife, and loved her. Isaac was comforted after his mother’s death.
Isaac was 40 years old when he married Rebekah, the daughter of his uncle Bethuel, a Syrian from Padanaram and sister to Laban the Syrian.
At that time, Rebekah was barren—she had no children. Isaac lived with his father in the land of Canaan, and the LORD was with him.