Genesis 24:16

The young woman was very beautiful and a virgin. No man had slept with her. She went down to the spring and filled her pitcher, and came up.

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And the damsel was very fair to look upon, a virgin, neither had any man known her: and she went down to the well, and filled her pitcher, and came up.

In Context

15It came about that even before he had finished speaking, behold, Rebekah came out with her water pitcher on her shoulder. Rebekah was born to Bethuel son of Milkah, the wife of Nahor, Abraham's brother.

17Then the servant ran to meet her and said, “Please give me a little drink of water from your pitcher.”

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Cross References

Genesis 12:11When he was about to enter into Egypt, he said to Sarai his wife, “See here, I know that you are a beautiful woman.

Genesis 39:6Potiphar put everything that he had under Joseph's care. He did not have to think about anything except the food that he ate. Now Joseph was handsome and attractive.

Song of Solomon 5:2I was asleep, but my heart was awake. 1 There is the sound of my beloved knocking and saying, 1 “Open to me, my sister, my love, my dove, my undefiled one, 1 for my head is wet with dew, 1 my hair with the night's dampness.” 1

Matthew Henry on Genesis 24:11-29

Journey of Abraham's Servant. ( b. c. 1857.) 10 And the servant took ten camels of the camels of his master, and departed; for all the goods of his master were in his hand: and he arose, and went to Mesopotamia, unto the city of Nahor. 11 And he made his camels to kneel down without the city by a well of water at the time of the evening, even the time that women go out to draw water. 12 And he said, O Lord God of my master Abraham, I pray thee, send me good speed this day, and show kindness unto my master Abraham.… Read the whole commentary →

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