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10 After that, Abraham's servant left to go on his journey. He took with him ten of his master's camels. He also took many different kinds of valuable gifts that Abraham had given to him.[a] He travelled towards Aram Naharaim. He arrived in the town of Nahor.[b]

11 Abraham's servant stopped outside the town. He made the camels go down on their knees near a well. It was the evening time, when women came to the well to get water. 12 The servant prayed to God. He prayed, ‘Lord, God of Abraham, my master, please be my guide today. Be kind to my master Abraham, as you have promised him.

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Footnotes

  1. 24:10 The gifts were for the family of the woman who would agree to marry Isaac.
  2. 24:10 This was the place where Abraham's brother Nahor had lived. It was in Mesopotamia.