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So the servant put his hand between Abraham's legs. The servant promised that he would do everything that Abraham had told him.

10 After that, Abraham's servant left to go on his journey. He took with him ten of his master's camels. He also took many different kinds of valuable gifts that Abraham had given to him.[a] He travelled towards Aram Naharaim. He arrived in the town of Nahor.[b]

11 Abraham's servant stopped outside the town. He made the camels go down on their knees near a well. It was the evening time, when women came to the well to get water.

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  1. 24:10 The gifts were for the family of the woman who would agree to marry Isaac.
  2. 24:10 This was the place where Abraham's brother Nahor had lived. It was in Mesopotamia.

So the servant put his hand under the thigh(A) of his master(B) Abraham and swore an oath to him concerning this matter.

10 Then the servant left, taking with him ten of his master’s camels(C) loaded with all kinds of good things(D) from his master. He set out for Aram Naharaim[a](E) and made his way to the town of Nahor.(F) 11 He had the camels kneel down near the well(G) outside the town; it was toward evening, the time the women go out to draw water.(H)

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  1. Genesis 24:10 That is, Northwest Mesopotamia