Genesis 29:9
Hebrew Text— Genesis 29:9While he was yet speaking with them, Rachel came with her father’s sheep, for she kept them.
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Abram and Nahor married wives. The name of Abram’s wife was Sarai, and the name of Nahor’s wife was Milcah, the daughter of Haran, who was also the father of Iscah.
Bethuel became the father of Rebekah. These eight Milcah bore to Nahor, Abraham’s brother.
Jethro, Moses’ father-in-law, received Zipporah, Moses’ wife, after he had sent her away,
Now this is the history of the generations of Terah. Terah became the father of Abram, Nahor, and Haran. Haran became the father of Lot.
She said to him, “I am the daughter of Bethuel the son of Milcah, whom she bore to Nahor.”
Before I had finished speaking in my heart, behold, Rebekah came out with her pitcher on her shoulder. She went down to the spring, and drew. I said to her, ‘Please let me drink.’
Behold, Rebekah is before you. Take her, and go, and let her be your master’s son’s wife, as Yahweh has spoken.”
Terah took Abram his son, Lot the son of Haran, his son’s son, and Sarai his daughter-in-law, his son Abram’s wife. They went from Ur of the Chaldees, to go into the land of Canaan. They came to Haran and lived there.
After these things, Abraham was told, “Behold, Milcah, she also has borne children to your brother Nahor:
Before he had finished speaking, behold, Rebekah came out, who was born to Bethuel the son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor, Abraham’s brother, with her pitcher on her shoulder.
Then Laban and Bethuel answered, “The thing proceeds from Yahweh. We can’t speak to you bad or good.
The child grew, and she brought him to Pharaoh’s daughter, and he became her son. She named him Moses, and said, “Because I drew him out of the water.”
Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters. They came and drew water, and filled the troughs to water their father’s flock.
Moses was content to dwell with the man. He gave Moses Zipporah, his daughter.
Now Moses was keeping the flock of Jethro, his father-in-law, the priest of Midian, and he led the flock to the back of the wilderness, and came to God’s mountain, to Horeb.
Now Jethro, the priest of Midian, Moses’ father-in-law, heard of all that God had done for Moses, and for Israel his people, how Yahweh had brought Israel out of Egypt.
Miriam and Aaron spoke against Moses because of the Cushite woman whom he had married; for he had married a Cushite woman.
Ruth the Moabitess said to Naomi, “Let me now go to the field, and glean among the ears of grain after him in whose sight I find favor.” She said to her, “Go, my daughter.”
So she gleaned in the field until evening; and she beat out that which she had gleaned, and it was about an ephah of barley.
Behold, while she was still talking with the king, Nathan the prophet came in.
Yahweh’s eyes are toward the righteous. His ears listen to their cry.
You who hear prayer, all men will come to you.
She looks well to the ways of her household, and doesn’t eat the bread of idleness.
Then you will call, and Yahweh will answer. You will cry for help, and he will say, ‘Here I am.’ “If you take away from among you the yoke, finger pointing, and speaking wickedly;
It will happen that before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear.
But godliness with contentment is great gain.
choosing rather to share ill treatment with God’s people than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a time,
Be free from the love of money, content with such things as you have, for he has said, “I will in no way leave you, neither will I in any way forsake you.”
and the rich, in that he is made humble, because like the flower in the grass, he will pass away.
Abraham rose up early in the morning, and took bread and a container of water, and gave it to Hagar, putting it on her shoulder; and gave her the child, and sent her away. She departed, and wandered in the wilderness of Beersheba.
Not that I speak because of lack, for I have learned in whatever state I am, to be content in it.