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== Marriage of Rebekah ==

== Marriage of Rebekah ==

In 2148 AM, Eliezer of [[Damascus]], steward of [[Abraham]], came to Padan-aram to seek a wife for [[Isaac]]. Rebekah met him first and received from him three expensive pieces of jewelry. This impressed Laban and his father Bethuel, and so Laban rushed to the community well to welcome Eliezer and invite him to lodge at his house. Some rabbinical passages accuse Laban of intending to murder Eliezer<ref name=Hirsch/>. [[Flavius Josephus]] says no such thing,<ref name=Josephus>Josephus, ''Antiquities'', I.16.1-3</ref> and neither does any other source.

In 2148 AM, Eliezer of [[Damascus]], steward of [[Abraham]], came to Padan-aram to seek a wife for [[Isaac]]. Rebekah met him first and received from him three expensive pieces of jewelry. This impressed Laban and his father Bethuel, and so Laban rushed to the community well to welcome Eliezer and invite him to lodge at his house. Some rabbinical passages accuse Laban of intending to murder Eliezer.<ref name=Hirsch/> [[Flavius Josephus]] says no such thing,<ref name=Josephus>Josephus, ''Antiquities'', I.16.1-3</ref> and neither does any other source.

In any case, Laban concluded the negotiations with Eliezer and ultimately said that [[God]] must have ordained the events, and for that reason Laban and Bethuel should say nothing good or bad about the marriage. He gave his consent, and Rebekah left Padan-aram to marry Isaac.<ref name=Ussher>Ussher, James. ''The Annals of the World''. Green Forest, AR: Master Books, 2003 (ISBN 0890513600), pgh. 94.</ref>

In any case, Laban concluded the negotiations with Eliezer and ultimately said that [[God]] must have ordained the events, and for that reason Laban and Bethuel should say nothing good or bad about the marriage. He gave his consent, and Rebekah left Padan-aram to marry Isaac.<ref name=Ussher>Ussher, James. ''The Annals of the World''. Green Forest, AR: Master Books, 2003 (ISBN 0890513600), pgh. 94.</ref>

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==See Also==

==See also==

* [[Israel]]

* [[Israel]]

* [[Arabs]]

* [[Arabs]]