We are a small Episcopal Church on the banks of the Rappahannock in Port Royal, Virginia. We acknowledge that we gather on the traditional land of the first people of Port Royal, the Nandtaughtacund, and we respect and honor with gratitude the land itself, the legacy of the ancestors, and the life of the Rappahannock Tribe. Our mission statement is to do God’s Will in all that we do.

Genesis Session 8, March 1, 2020 – The Courtship of Rebekah

The Courtship of Rebekah: Genesis 24:10-67

Abraham doesn’t want Isaac to marry a Canaanite. A servant is dispatched to find a wife – one who must be willing to follow him back, because he does not want Isaac to leave the land that God has promised to Abraham. Servant goes to Nahor in Mesopotamia with camels. By a well, the servant prays that he may take as Isaac’s wife the woman who, when he asks for water, offers him water for his camels as well. Rebekah does so. Servants offers Rebekah a nose bring and bracelets. Rebekah’s brother, Laban, agrees to the marriage. Rebekah puts on a veil when she first sees Isaac. They are happily married.

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