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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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us.—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, and took Rebekah, and she became hiswife; and he loved her; and Isaac was comfortedafter his mothers death. iylilJtoiilliSiiSiiiiiim^
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