5. But the servant asked, “What if the young woman I choose refuses to leave home and come here with me? Should I send Isaac there to look for a wife?”
6. “No!” Abraham answered. “Don't ever do that, no matter what.
7. The Lord who rules heaven brought me here from the land where I was born and promised that he would give this land to my descendants for ever. When you go back there, the Lord will send his angel ahead of you to help you find a wife for my son.
8. If the woman refuses to come along, you don't have to keep this promise. But don't ever take my son back there.”
9. So the servant gave Abraham his word that he would do everything he had been told to do.
10. Soon after that, the servant loaded ten of Abraham's camels with valuable gifts. Then he set out for the city in northern Syria, where Abraham's brother Nahor lived.
11. When he got there, he let the camels rest near the well outside the city. It was late afternoon, the time when the women came out for water.
12. The servant prayed:You, Lord, are the God my master Abraham worships. Please keep your promise to him and let me find a wife for Isaac today.
13. The young women of the city will soon come to this well for water,
14. and I'll ask one of them for a drink. If she gives me a drink and then offers to get some water for my camels, I'll know she is the one you have chosen and that you have kept your promise to my master.
15-16. While he was still praying, a beautiful unmarried young woman came by with a water jar on her shoulder. She was Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel, the son of Abraham's brother Nahor and his wife Milcah. Rebekah walked past Abraham's servant, then went over to the well, and filled her water jar. When she started back,
17. Abraham's servant ran to her and said, “Please let me have a drink of water.”