One day when Abraham was very old he called his most trusted servant to him. He told him to go and find a wife for Isaac, the son born to Abraham and Sarah in their old age. He didn't want Isaac to marry one of the women of Canaan, so he sent the servant back to his own country and family to find a suitable wife.

"What if she won't come with me?" said the servant. Abraham said if that happened then the servant would be released from his oath. The servant went on his way back to the city of Nah...
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