Midrasch zu Bereschit 24:27
וַיֹּ֗אמֶר בָּר֤וּךְ יְהוָה֙ אֱלֹהֵי֙ אֲדֹנִ֣י אַבְרָהָ֔ם אֲ֠שֶׁר לֹֽא־עָזַ֥ב חַסְדּ֛וֹ וַאֲמִתּ֖וֹ מֵעִ֣ם אֲדֹנִ֑י אָנֹכִ֗י בַּדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙ נָחַ֣נִי יְהוָ֔ה בֵּ֖ית אֲחֵ֥י אֲדֹנִֽי׃
Und er sprach: Gepriesen sei der Ewige, der Gott meines Herrn Abraham, der seine Treue und Liebe meinem Herrn nicht entzogen hat! Mich hat der Ewige auf diesem Wege in das Haus der Verwandten meines Herrn geführt.
Bereishit Rabbah
..."And the servant ran towards her" (Genesis 24:17) - towards her good deeds. "And he said 'Please, let me sip a little water from your jar.'” - just one sip. "And the man stood gazing at her"(Genesis 24:21) - Rabbi Yochanan from Tzipporin said: blinking and looking at her. "He took" - Rav Huna in the name of Rabbi Yosef said: he had a precious stone with him, and it weighted a beka [beka = half a shekel or 6 grams]. "Two gold bands for her arms" (Genesis 24:22) - representing the two tablets. "Ten in weight" - representing the Ten Sayings. "He said: Whose daughter are you? Please tell me [nah li] (Genesis 24:24) - one single night [linah]. "She replied, “I am the daughter of Bethuel the son of Milcah, whom she bore to Nahor... also room to spend a night.” (Genesis 24:25) - many nights. The man bowed, and prostrated to the LORD (Genesis 24:26) - from here [we learn] that we give thanks for good news. - “Blessed be the LORD, the God of my master Abraham, who has not withheld His steadfast faithfulness”- from your easing the way for me I knew. "From You setting me on the way to the house of the brothers of my master." (Genesis 24:27)
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