Gen 24:15
And it came to pass, before he had done speaking, that, behold, Rebekah came out, who was born to Bethuel, son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor, Abraham's brother, with her pitcher upon her shoulder.
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And Abram and Nahor took them wives: the name of Abram's wife {was} Sarai; and the name of Nahor's wife, Milcah, the daughter of Haran, the father of Milcah, and the father of Iscah.
And it shall come to pass, that before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear.
And before I had done speaking in mine heart, behold, Rebekah came forth with her pitcher on her shoulder; and she went down unto the well, and drew {water}: and I said unto her, Let me drink, I pray thee.
And whiles I {was} speaking, and praying, and confessing my sin and the sin of my people Israel, and presenting my supplication before the LORD my God for the holy mountain of my God;
O thou that hearest prayer, unto thee shall all flesh come.
And it came to pass after these things, that it was told Abraham, saying, Behold, Milcah, she hath also born children unto thy brother Nahor;
Then shalt thou call, and the LORD shall answer; thou shalt cry, and he shall say, Here I {am}. If thou take away from the midst of thee the yoke, the putting forth of the finger, and speaking vanity;
The LORD {is} nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth.
The eyes of the LORD {are} upon the righteous, and his ears {are open} unto their cry.
Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters: and they came and drew {water}, and filled the troughs to water their father's flock. {priest: or, prince}
And Ruth the Moabitess said unto Naomi, Let me now go to the field, and glean ears of corn after {him} in whose sight I shall find grace. And she said unto her, Go, my daughter.
And Gideon said unto God, If thou wilt save Israel by mine hand, as thou hast said,
And while he yet spake with them, Rachel came with her father's sheep: for she kept them.
So she gleaned in the field until even, and beat out that she had gleaned: and it was about an ephah of barley.
Now these {are} the generations of Terah: Terah begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran; and Haran begat Lot.
And she said unto him, I {am} the daughter of Bethuel the son of Milcah, which she bare unto Nahor.
She looketh well to the ways of her household, and eateth not the bread of idleness.
And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and took bread, and a bottle of water, and gave {it} unto Hagar, putting {it} on her shoulder, and the child, and sent her away: and she departed, and wandered in the wilderness of Beersheba.
And she said unto him, I {am} the daughter of Bethuel the son of Milcah, which she bare unto Nahor.
And Bethuel begat Rebekah: these eight Milcah did bear to Nahor, Abraham's brother. {Rebekah: Gr. Rebecca}
And Abram and Nahor took them wives: the name of Abram's wife {was} Sarai; and the name of Nahor's wife, Milcah, the daughter of Haran, the father of Milcah, and the father of Iscah.
And Terah took Abram his son, and Lot the son of Haran his son's son, and Sarai his daughter in law, his son Abram's wife; and they went forth with them from Ur of the Chaldees, to go into the land of Canaan; and they came unto Haran, and dwelt there.
And before I had done speaking in mine heart, behold, Rebekah came forth with her pitcher on her shoulder; and she went down unto the well, and drew {water}: and I said unto her, Let me drink, I pray thee.
Arise, go to Padanaram, to the house of Bethuel thy mother's father; and take thee a wife from thence of the daughters of Laban thy mother's brother.
And while he yet spake with them, Rachel came with her father's sheep: for she kept them.
Behold, Rebekah {is} before thee, take {her}, and go, and let her be thy master's son's wife, as the LORD hath spoken.
And it came to pass after these things, that it was told Abraham, saying, Behold, Milcah, she hath also born children unto thy brother Nahor;
And, lo, while she yet talked with the king, Nathan the prophet also came in.
Then Laban and Bethuel answered and said, The thing proceedeth from the LORD: we cannot speak unto thee bad or good.