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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." 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
supper by Laban. And, after supper, he says to him, and to the mother of the damsel, addressing himself to her, "Abraham is the son of Terah, and a kinsman of yours; for Nahor, the grandfather of these children, was the 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.  HE WAS HIMSELF BROUGHT IN TO SUPPER BY LABAN AND AFTER SUPPER HE SAYS TO HIM AND TO THE MOTHER OF THE DAMSEL ADDRESSING HIMSELF TO HER ABRAHAM IS THE SON OF TARA AND A KINSMAN OF YOURS FOR NEHOR THE GRANDFATHER OF THESE CHILDREN WAS THE 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
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