Genesis 24:58-60
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
58 So they called Rebekah and asked her, “Will you go with this man?” She answered, “I will.”[a] 59 At this they sent off their sister Rebekah and her nurse with Abraham’s servant and his men. 60 They blessed Rebekah and said:
“Sister, may you grow
into thousands of myriads;
And may your descendants gain possession
of the gates of their enemies!”(A)
Footnotes
- 24:58 Marriages arranged by the woman’s father did not require the woman’s consent, but marriages arranged by the woman’s brother did. Laban is the brother and Rebekah is therefore free to give her consent or not.
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