I Stand Here By the Well of Water
When the servant of Abraham traveled to Nahor to find a wife for Isaac, he stopped at the well close to the city. We read, “And he made his camels to kneel down without the city by a well of water at the time of the evening, even the time that women go out to draw water.” It was there that he asked the Lord for a particular sign to help him fulfill his mission: “And he said, O Lord God of my master Abraham, I pray thee, send me good speed this day, and shew kindness unto my master Abraham. Behold, I stand here by the well of water; and the daughters of the men of the city come out to draw water: And let it come to pass, that the damsel to whom I shall say, Let down thy pitcher, I pray thee, that I may drink; and she shall say, Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also: let the same be she that thou hast appointed for thy servant Isaac” (Genesis 24:12-14). He waited faithfully by the well, and the Lord answered his request by sending Rachel there. She performed the actions he had req...