Abraham’s servant goes to Canaan in search of a bride for Isaac. He meets Rebecca and she brings him home to her mother and her brother Laban. They negotiate and discuss the arrangement and while the servant is insistent that he and Rebecca leave immediately so he can finish his task, Laban and his mother want Rebecca to stay for 10 more days. Then a remarkable thing happens: Laban and his mother offer Rebecca the opportunity to decide. Without hesitation, she says, “I will go.” And she does. Along with her nurse, she escapes.
