Genesis 24:15 - Forerunner Commentary

Genesis 24:15

13 Behold, here ^aI stand by the well of water, and ^bthe daughters of the men of the city are coming out to draw water.

14 Now let it be that the young woman to whom I say, ‘Please let down your pitcher that I may drink,’ and she says, ‘Drink, and I will also give your camels a drink’—let her be the one You have appointed for Your servant Isaac. And ^aby this I will know that You have shown kindness to my master.”

15 And it happened, ^abefore he had finished speaking, that behold, ^bRebekah, who was born to Bethuel, son of ^cMilcah, the wife of Nahor, Abraham’s brother, came out with her pitcher on her shoulder.

16 Now the young woman ^awas very beautiful to behold, a virgin; no man had known her. And she went down to the well, filled her pitcher, and came up.

17 And the servant ran to meet her and said, “Please let me drink a little water from your pitcher.”

18 ^aSo she said, “Drink, my lord.” Then she quickly let her pitcher down to her hand, and gave him a drink.

19 And when she had finished giving him a drink, she said, “I will draw water for your camels also, until they have finished drinking.”

20 Then she quickly emptied her pitcher into the trough, ran back to the well to draw water, and drew for all his camels.

21 And the man, wondering at her, remained silent so as to know whether ^athe Lord had made his journey prosperous or not.

22 So it was, when the camels had finished drinking, that the man took a golden ^anose ring weighing half a shekel, and two bracelets for her wrists weighing ten shekels of gold,

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Definitions of words in Genesis 24:15:

Abraham {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Abraham {Hitchcock's Bible Names}
Abraham {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Born {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Brother {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Brother {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

He {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Nahor {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Nahor {Hitchcock's Bible Names}
Nahor {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Pitcher {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Pitcher {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Shoulder {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Wife {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Wife {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Bethuel {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Bethuel {Hitchcock's Bible Names}

On {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
On {Hitchcock's Bible Names}

Other definition entries containing Genesis 24:15:

Hivites {Easton's}
Pitcher {Easton's}
Woman {I.S.B.E.}

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