. The pictorial history of Palestine and the Holy land including a complete history of the Jews. that the visible traces of Divine direction in this matter left themwithout an answer; and then, without taking the trouble to consult Rebekah, added,— Behold,Rebekah is before thee; take her and go, and let her be thy masters sons wife, as the Lordhath spoken. On this the overjoyed steward bowed his head in thanks to God. Then hedrew from his store of precious things, ornaments of gold and silver, and costly garments, andgave them to the elected bride; and also to her brother and mother he made th
. The pictorial history of Palestine and the Holy land including a complete history of the Jews. that the visible traces of Divine direction in this matter left themwithout an answer; and then, without taking the trouble to consult Rebekah, added,— Behold,Rebekah is before thee; take her and go, and let her be thy masters sons wife, as the Lordhath spoken. On this the overjoyed steward bowed his head in thanks to God. Then hedrew from his store of precious things, ornaments of gold and silver, and costly garments, andgave them to the elected bride; and also to her brother and mother he made the valuablepresents which they were entitled to expect. The next morning Eliezer rose early, and, ratherimexpectedly, required permission to return to his master with the bride. They wished himto tarry a few days; but as he persisted, and Rebekah professed her willingness to go at once,no further opposition was made. Women in the East consume but little time in preparing for even an extensive journey;and Rebekah being soon ready, was dismissed by Laban with the very characteristic Oriental. [Women on Camels.] Iblessing,— Be thou the mother of thousands of millions, and let thy seed possess the gate ofIthose which hate them. The nurse is a very respectable and influential personage in an Josephus says he was dead; and some other writers follow him, bem^ evidently unable to reconcile the prominent partiken by Laban with the supposition that his father was present. But as the sacred text intimates that a Bethuel was actuallyhere, and as no instance occius in all Scripture of a son bearing the same name as his lather, we prefer to think, that tlie father Iwas himself alive, and either from imbecility, or some other cause, hud relinquished his share iu the activities of life to his sharp land energetic son. 68 HISTORY OF PALESTINE. [Book I. Eastern household, and often accompanies the young female she has nourished to the newhome which marriage gives her, and where she becomes he
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