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Genesis 23:1-25:18

Led to the Well

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Led to the Well

Genesis 23:1-25:18

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This song belongs to the Genesis collection. One recording is available to play here, with the complete lyrics below.

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Genesis
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Genesis
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[Verse 1] Sarah died in Hebron, and Abraham bowed in grief, He weighed the silver openly and bought a place of peace. Machpelah held the promise in the soil of Canaan's land, Then an aged servant traveled with an oath within his hand. [Pre-Chorus] Ten camels knelt at evening, And a prayer waited beside the well. [Chorus] Led to the well, led by mercy, Before the words were finished, Rebekah came early. Water for the stranger, water for every beast, The faithful road of providence brought comfort after grief. [Verse 2] She drew until the camels drank and opened up her home, The servant bowed in worship, knowing he had not come alone. He told the family every sign, the promise, birth, and plea, And Rebekah answered freely, "I will go" across the distance. [Bridge] Isaac walked the field at dusk and saw the caravan, She covered herself, then entered the tent where Sarah had been. Abraham finished his years and rested beside his wife, While Isaac and Ishmael buried him and the next generation rose. [Final Chorus] Led to the well, led by mercy, Before the words were finished, Rebekah came early. Water for the stranger, courage for the road, The faithful hand of providence brought a bride and lifted sorrow. [Outro] A grave held one generation, A wedding opened the next.

Named in this songSarahHebronAbrahamCanaanRebekahIsaacIshmael

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Genesis 23: A burial place in the land of promise

Genesis 23 gives grief the dignity of stopping before business begins, then gives business unusual detail because burial requires an actual place. Sarah dies at Hebron, Abraham mourns, and only then rises to ask the local people for a permanent burial possession. He calls himself a stranger and sojourner in the very land promised to his descendants, while the sons of Heth call him a mighty prince. Courtesy fills the negotiation with Ephron, but Abraham insists on payment, the price is named, silver is weighed, and the property is described down to field, cave, trees, and borders. Sarah is buried only after the transfer is publicly established. The first secure holding emphasized in the promised land is therefore not a palace, pasture, or city. It is a grave, purchased before witnesses and made sure for a family still waiting on the larger inheritance.

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Genesis 24: A pitcher, a promise, and a willing departure

Genesis 24 slows down over one marriage because the next generation depends on more than finding an available bride. Abraham's servant must seek among the family without taking Isaac back out of the promised land, and the possibility that the woman might refuse is acknowledged from the beginning. At the well, the servant prays for a sign expressed through unsolicited generosity, then watches Rebekah do the hard work of watering ten camels. Kinship is verified, hospitality follows, and the servant refuses dinner until he has told the household why he came. His long repetition turns private events into testimony requiring a family decision. Laban and Bethuel agree, but Rebekah's own "I will go" receives a distinct place before departure. The chapter ends quietly: Isaac sees the camels coming, Rebekah enters Sarah's tent as his wife, and love and comfort become the final words after a chapter of oaths, travel, prayer, observation, and choice.

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Genesis 25: One generation closes and two brothers contend

Genesis 25 closes Abraham's life without shrinking his family to Isaac alone. Keturah's descendants are named, other sons receive gifts, and Isaac receives the principal inheritance. When Abraham dies at one hundred seventy-five, Isaac and Ishmael stand together at Machpelah to bury him, and the blessing continues with Isaac after the father's death. Genesis then pauses over Ishmael long enough to show that the earlier promise of twelve princes has become twelve named sons with settlements and territory. Only after that branch is given its fullness does the account return to Isaac and Rebekah. Their twenty-year wait for children ends with twins struggling before birth and a word that the elder will serve the younger. The brothers grow into contrasting lives, their parents divide their affections, and Esau exchanges his birthright for one immediate meal. Genesis itself supplies the verdict: he despised the birthright.

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