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Title: The Bible and its story..
Year: 1908 (1900s)
Authors: Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis), 1870-1942 Brewer, Julius August, 1877-1953, joint ed
Subjects: Bible
Publisher: New York, F. R. Niglutsch
Contributing Library: Princeton Theological Seminary Library
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n. He presented to the maid a gold ear-ring and two great heavy gold bracelets. Then hetold her who he was, and asked for lodging in herfathers house. Rebekah ran home in wonderment,told her tale and showed her splendid gifts; and herbrother Laban, the active head of the household, has-tened to welcome Eliezer, brought him home andoffered him a feast. But he said, I will not eat, un-til I have told mine errand. And he said, Speak on.The servant spoke fully and nobly. When he toldof his prayer and its answer, the kindred of RebekahAvere awed, saying, The thing proceedeth from theLord. Eliezers fear from the start had been thatno woman would venture forth with him alone uponthe dangerous return journey. So now he scatteredgifts plentifully among Rebekahs people, declaringthat he must return at once, and carry the damselwith him. And they said. We will call the damsel,and inquire at her mouth. And they called Rebekah, and said unto her, Wiltthou go with this man? And she said, I will go.
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V^^^^:^ 0?; b^vioir i^ebefeaj) ^tt^ Mmt FROM THE BIBLICAL SERIES BY JULIUS SCHNORR. What man is this that walketh in the field to meetus.—Gen., 2^, 65. WISE and watchful, as well as strong andgenerous, is the personality of Rebekah, aspresented to us in the Bible. She had ven-tured boldly on the journey with Eliezer; but shewould not seem cheap to the eyes of her promisedhusband. Hence she was on the watch as they ap-proached Hebron, and she was the first to discerna stranger who approached them. It was Isaac. Hewas not apparently expecting that Eliezer would sosoon return, but had come up from the south coun-try to await him. A quiet, thoughtful man, thisIsaac! He went out to meditate in the field at theeventide, and he lifted up his eyes, and saw, and,behold, the camels were coming. Rebekah inquired of Eliezer who this man was;and, on learning, she dismounted from her camel,took a veil, and covered herself. Thus Isaac cameupon her; and Isaac brought her into his motherSarahs tent,

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