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Abraham Seeks a Wife for Isaac in Israel
At this point “Abraham was old and well stricken in age (v. 1). This chapter reveals Abraham’s dedication to finding a godly mate for his son Isaac. Abraham is now approximately 140 years old and his son Isaac is 40. We can see in these verses how the decisive obedien …

Abraham’s Servant Finds a Wife For Isaac
Charged with his great commission, the servant arose and went to Mesopotamia which was about 450 miles from where Abraham was living in Hebron (v. 10). He went up the Jordan valley, passed Damascus, around the Fertile Crescent, and crossing the Euphrates he reached his destinatio …

Isaac’s Wife is Found
We are introduced to Rebekah’s brother Laban who on the surface was willing to pay lip service to God (v. 31) but without any real interest in spiritual things. When he heard about the gifts that Rebekah had received he became very interested and ran out to see the servant …

Isaac And Rebekah Are Married
The servant took every advantage that he could to share about Isaac and to invite Rebekah to give herself to this unseen man who was dwelling far away (vv. 50-57). However he did not use any high pressure tactics and neither did he attempt to coerce or force her to make a decisio …