Génesis 24:48-58

48 Y me postré y adoré al SEÑOR, y bendije al SEÑOR, Dios de mi señor Abraham, que me había guiado por camino verdadero para tomar la hija del pariente de mi señor para su hijo.

49 Ahora pues, si habéis de mostrar bondad y sinceridad con mi señor, decídmelo; y si no, decídmelo también, para que vaya yo a la mano derecha o a la izquierda.

50 Labán y Betuel respondieron, y dijeron: Del SEÑOR ha salido esto; no podemos decirte que está mal ni que está bien.

51 He aquí, Rebeca está delante de ti, tómala y vete, y que sea ella la mujer del hijo de tu señor, como el SEÑOR ha dicho.

52 Y sucedió que cuando el siervo de Abraham escuchó sus palabras, se postró en tierra delante del SEÑOR.

53 Y el siervo sacó objetos de plata, objetos de oro y vestidos, y se los dio a Rebeca; dio también cosas preciosas a su hermano y a su madre.

54 Después él y los hombres que estaban con él comieron y bebieron y pasaron la noche. Cuando se levantaron por la mañana, él dijo: Enviadme a mi señor.

55 Pero el hermano y la madre de ella dijeron: Permite que se quede la joven con nosotros unos días, quizá diez; después se irá.

56 Y él les dijo: No me detengáis, puesto que el SEÑOR ha dado éxito a mi viaje; enviadme para que vaya a mi señor.

57 Y ellos dijeron: Llamaremos a la joven y le preguntaremos cuáles son sus deseos.

58 Entonces llamaron a Rebeca y le dijeron: ¿Te irás con este hombre? Y ella dijo: Me iré.

Génesis 24:48-58 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO GENESIS 24

This chapter shows Abraham's concern to get a suitable wife for his son Isaac, for which purpose he commits the affair into the hands of his eldest servant, and makes him swear that he will not take one from among the Canaanites, but out of his own country, and from among his own kindred, Ge 24:1-4; which his servant agreed to, after having the nature of his charge, and of the oath, explained to him, Ge 24:5-9; upon which he departed to Mesopotamia, and coming to the city of Nahor, and to a well near it, he prayed for success, and desired direction by a token, which was granted him, Ge 24:10-22; and inquiring of the damsel, who answered to the token, whose daughter she was, and whether they had room for him and his in their house; and an agreeable answer being returned, he gave thanks to God that had directed him, and had so far made his journey prosperous, Ge 24:23-27; the damsel acquainting her parents whom and what she met with at the well, a brother of her steps out, and invites the servant in, and makes him welcome, Ge 24:28-33; but before he would eat anything, he tells his errand he was come upon, at the instance of his master; how, he had prayed for direction, and was heard, and for which he had given thanks, Ge 24:34-48; and then treats with the relations of the damsel about her marriage to his master's son, to which they agreed, Ge 24:49-51; and after having blessed God, and given his presents he brought with him to the damsel, and her family, and ate and drank with them, was for departing the next morning, Ge 24:52-54; but the friends of the damsel being desirous of her stay with them some few days, and he urgent to be gone, the affair was referred to her, and she agreed to go with him directly, Ge 24:55-58; upon which they dismissed her with their blessing, Ge 24:59,60; who being met by Isaac in the way, was received and introduced into his mother's tent, and married by him, Ge 24:61-67.