All is Well

When Eliezer, Abraham's servant, asked Rebekah's parents for permission to take her to Isaac the very day after he had come there seeking a God-fearing wife for Isaac, Rebekah's parents called her and asked her whether she would be willing to go that day. They had, we read, told Eliezer that they wanted her to stay with them at least ten more days. For after her departure they would never see her again. In effect it would be as though she had died, for, as pointed out last time, without mail...