What happensPermalink
Abraham’s servant goes to his family in Mesopotamia to find Isaac a wife. Waiting by the well, he finds Rebekah, granddaughter of Abraham’s brother Nahor, and returns with her.
Why it mattersPermalink
Abraham insists that Isaac’s wife not come from the Canaanites and that she relocate to Canaan rather than Isaac returning back east. Abraham’s servant presents a massive dowry, indicating Abraham’s wealth.
Key versePermalink
Then Isaac brought her into the tent of Sarah his mother and took Rebekah, and she became his wife, and he loved her. So Isaac was comforted after his mother’s death.