Child's Story of the Bible

oung man had no mother, no sister, and soon he would have no father. So the old man called his old and faithful ser

aham wished for his son Isaac a wife of his own people, who should b

d to Abraham and promised

ents for his master's family a

oor he saw the little caravan of camels and servants, as they se

to meet, but the old servant believed in the

ell of water. It was early evening, and the women were co

ich among these daughters of the men of the city,

pitcher on her shoulder. She looked very kind and beautiful, and when she had filled her pitche

wed her some golden jewels that he had brought, and when he had asked her name, and knew that God had sent her to him

other, and the old servant of Abraham had

blessed of the

are a feast, but the old man would not taste food until he had given the message of his maste

er's son's wife, as

s face to the ground worship

, for the old servant was in haste to get back to his master, and Rebekah, who was willi

told Rebekah that it was his young master, she alighted from her camel, and covered herself with a long veil as was the custom of the Syrian women. When the old servant had to

et man, fond of his family, his flocks, and herds, and at the place where his father an