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In the last article we learnt that Rebekah's family had given Eliezer permission to take their sister back with him, in order for her to become Isaac's wife. After the chief servant had received the good news, Eliezer would bow down to once again give thanks unto the Lord. When he was done giving thanks, he would then present Rebekah with costly jewels that were crafted from the precious metals of gold and sliver. It's at this time, that Eliezer would also give Rebekah fine articles of clothing, and present her family with expensive gifts as well. Next, we find that Eliezer and his men had now decided to replenish their bodies by eating and drinking the food that Rebekah's family had brought out to them. After Eliezer and his men finished eating and drinking they decided to rest for the night. As the night had passed and morning had come, Eliezer had awakened and was anxious to head back to his master Abraham so he could tell him about the success of his mission and present Isaac with his new wife. Not wanting to just get up and leave without notice, he decides to ask Rebekah's family if it was okay for him to head back: "Send me back on my way to my master," Eliezer had asked them. But the thought of having Rebekah leave so suddenly; and perhaps, knowing that this could very well be the last time they would see of her -- they suggested this to Eliezer: "Let Rebekah remain with us for ten months or so; then you may go." But the chief servant would insist that he was ready to head back immediately: "Do not detain me, now that the Lord has granted success to my journey. Send me on my way so I may go back to my master?" But her family was persisted when it came to Rebekah staying home for at least another ten months. Hoping that she would be in agreement with them, the family decided to ask her if she wanted to leave at this time: "Let's call Rebekah and ask her about it?" they proposed. "Will you go with this man?" they asked her. "I will go," Rebekah would tell them. So in respect to her decision they sent Rebekah and her nurse attendants on their way. Perhaps familiar with the, "Abrahamic Covenant" that Eliezer might have shared with them, they send Rebekah off with a blessing: "Our sister, may you increase to thousands upon thousands; may your offspring possess the gates of their enemies," they told her as she and her nurse attendants mounted their camels and headed out with Eliezer. A few days had gone by; and we now find ourselves back on the other side of the Arabian Desert. It's at this time, the Scriptures informs us, that Isaac had made went out into a field that was located in the Negev in which he lived. He began to do his meditation in which he routinely did; and as he looked up he saw a group afar off approaching towards him on camels. So Isaac decides to go out and meet with them. Come to find out, that this group would be Eliezer returning back from his wife-finding-mission, that Abraham had sent him on. It's at this time, Rebekah would see Isaac approaching them from a distance, in which she got down from her camel and asked Eliezer: "Who is that man in the field coming out to meet us?" "He is my master," Eliezer would tell the young wife to be. So she took her veil and covered herself, in which this was an act of modesty, subjection and humility towards Isaac and his respected position. When Isaac had finally met up with the group, Eliezer began to tell him about his wife-finding-mission, that his father had sent him on. Soon after, Isaac had brought Rebekah back into the tent of his mother Sarah; and they were married there. And so therefore, she became his wife and he loved Rebekah, for she had brought comfort and peace to him, being that his mother Sarah had passed away some three years before. Start at the Beginning: The Introduction of Abraham 16) Abimelech Angry with Abraham 18) Hagar & Ishmael - Sent Away 20) Abraham & The Well of Oath 21) Abraham & The Great Sacrifice 25) Rebekah gets Permission to Leave 26) <-CURRENT PAGE-> 28) The Twelve Rulers of Ishmael  CrossDaily.com Web Search where you can VOTE FOR THIS SITE & other great ones. Christian search engine, directory & voting index. You'll find Bible, chat, churches, jobs, music, reviews, software, theology, & more. See the best sites!
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