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14 Let the young woman to whom I shall say, ‘Please let down your jar that I may drink,’ and who shall say, ‘Drink, and I will water your camels’—let her be the one whom you have appointed for your servant Isaac. By this I shall know that you have shown steadfast love to my master.”

Passage themes

An agreed sign — the damsel to whom I shall say, Let down thy pitcher, I pray thee, that I may drink
The wife God prepared — let the same be she that thou hast appointed for thy servant Isaac
Recognizing God's answer — thereby shall I know that thou hast shewed kindness unto my master

Notes and references

24:14 See ch. 15:8
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Events in this chapter

24.1 — Mariage d'Isaac, mort d'Abraham

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About this book

Author: Moïse · Written: XVe – XIIIe siècle av. J.-C. · Reading time: ≈ 3h30 · Characters: Adam, Ève, Noé, Abraham (Abram), Sara (Saraï), Isaac, Jacob (Israël), Joseph

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