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Upon this they understood it to be the will of God, and greatly approved of the offer, and sent their daughter, as was desired. Accordingly Isaac married her, the inheritance being now come to him; for the children by Keturah were gone to their own remote habitations. UPON THIS THEY UNDERSTOOD IT TO BE THE WILL OF GOD AND GREATLY APPROVED OF THE OFFER AND SENT THEIR DAUGHTER AS WAS DESIRED ACCORDINGLY ISAAC MARRIED HER THE INHERITANCE BEING NOW COME TO HIM FOR THE CHILDREN BY CYCURA WERE GONE TO THEIR OWN REMOTE HABITATIONS
both father and mother; upon which account he hath sent me to you, being desirous to take this damsel for his son to wife. He is his legitimate son, and is brought up as his only heir. He could indeed have had the most happy of all the women in that country for him, but he would not have his son marry any of them; but, out of regard to his own relations, he desired him to match here, whose affection and inclination I would not have you despise; for it was by the good pleasure of God that other accidents fell out in my journey, and that thereby I lighted upon your daughter and your house; for when I was near to the city, I saw a great many maidens coming to a well, and I prayed that I might meet with this damsel, which has come to pass accordingly. Do you therefore confirm that marriage, whose espousals have been already made by a Divine appearance; and show the respect you have for Abraham, who hath sent me with so much solicitude, in giving your consent to the marriage of this damsel. BROTHER OF ABRAHAM BY BOTH FATHER AND MOTHER UPON WHICH ACCOUNT HE HATH SENT ME TO YOU BEING DESIROUS TO TAKE THIS DAMSEL FOR HIS SON TO WIFE HE IS HIS LEGITIMATE SON AND IS BROUGHT UP AS HIS ONLY HEIR HE COULD INDEED HAVE HAD THE MOST HAPPY OF ALL THE WOMEN IN THAT COUNTRY FOR HIM BUT HE WOULD NOT HAVE HIS SON MARRY ANY OF THEM BUT OUT OF REGARD TO HIS OWN RELATIONS HE DESIRED HIM TO MATCH HERE WHOSE AFFECTION AND INCLINATION I WOULD NOT HAVE YOU DESPISE FOR IT WAS BY THE GOOD PLEASURE OF GOD THAT OTHER ACCIDENTS FELL OUT IN MY JOURNEY AND THAT THEREBY I LIGHTED UPON YOUR DAUGHTER AND YOUR HOUSE FOR WHEN I WAS NEAR TO THE CITY I SAW A GREAT MANY MAIDENS COMING TO A WELL AND I PRAYED THAT I MIGHT MEET WITH THIS DAMSEL WHICH HAS COME TO PASS ACCORDINGLY DO YOU THEREFORE CONFIRM THAT MARRIAGE WHOSE ESPOUSALS HAVE BEEN ALREADY MADE BY A DIVINE APPEARANCE AND SHOW THE RESPECT YOU HAVE FOR ABRAHAM WHO HATH SENT ME WITH SO MUCH SOLICITUDE IN GIVING YOUR CONSENT TO THE MARRIAGE OF THIS DAMSEL
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