24:10–27 This passage describes the servant’s journey to and meeting with Isaac’s future wife, Rebekah. The servant leads a large caravan: ten camels carry goods, which indicates that Abraham was prepared to offer a high price for his son’s wife. This high price aligns with ancient customs. Divine guidance becomes the leading theme of the story as the servant prays and God answers. The servant encounters Rebekah at a well in the evening, when the heat is less intense. Her character is sterling as