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 The Book of Genesis

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At the V.

15.

V.

16.

The full genealogy of Rebekah is given Not infrequently the water of wells or

rise to the level of the

ously by buckets, or, either

all

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if

led

down

XXII,

20-24.

ground, and must either be drawn up laborithe opening of the well be large, steps lead

or part of the

seem to have

in

springs does not

way down

to

the water.

Here the

to the water's edge, so that the jars

steps

could be

by hand. Vv. 16ff. What might be considered a suggestive parallel to a Rciscbcschrcibung nach part of this story, is recounted by Niebuhr Arabicn und andcrn umliegcnden Laendern, II, 410). He says that Avhile traveling in the vicinity of ancient Haran, "We found on this road numerous wells, at which the maidens of the neighboring villages As soon as we had watered their cattle filled

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