There is earthquake in the Pacific again. Solomon Islands was hit by another one today. Yesterday there was a tsunami that destroyed a village. news. Earthquakes are always scary and sudden.
Genesis 24 - Wife for Isaac
Abraham is very old and he knows that he is going to die. He calls his oldest servant, the person who is in charge of all his wealth, and asks him to make a vow. The vow would be that the servant would choose a wife for Isaac among Abraham's relatives and not among the Canaanites. The servant make a vow and sets out to Mesopotamia where Nahor, Abraham's brother and relatives lived.
The servant takes ten of his master's camels and goes to the city where Nahor and relatives live in northern Mesopotamia. He reaches the common well of the place and waits there. He prays to God and says "If a young woman comes and gives me and camels water to drink, it will be a sign that she is the one for Isaac.".
A young woman comes to fill water and the servant asks her. She lowers the jar from her shoulders and gives him water. She also goes back to the well and gets water for the camels. The servant is impressed and asks her who she is. She says she is Rebecca, daughter of Bethuel. Bethuel happens to be Abraham's nephew, his brother Nahor's son. The servant thanks God, give Rebecca a golden nose ring and bracelets and asks her to take him to her house.
They reach Rebecca's house. Her father, Bethuel and her brother Laban see the ornaments on Rebecca, greet the servant and ask him to come into their house. The servant tells them about the vow he made to Abraham. He says he needs to take Rebecca with him to fulfill the vow. They ask Rebecca and she agrees. The servant is very happy, gives ornaments to Rebecca and gifts to her family and sets back home with Rebecca.
Isaac meets the servant and Rebecca on the way. He takes Rebecca to his home as his wife.
Found this very good link to the genealogy from Adam to Abraham -> Bible Time
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