Thematic Bible: Tended flocks and herds
Thematic Bible
Women » Tended flocks and herds
He made the camels kneel down outside the city by the well of water at the time of the evening when women go out to draw water.
Verse Concepts
Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters; and they came and drew water [from the well where Moses was resting] and filled the troughs to water their father’s flock.
Verse Concepts
While he was still speaking with them, Rachel came with her father’s sheep, for she was a shepherdess.
Verse Concepts
See, I stand here by the well of water, and the daughters of the men of the city are coming to draw water. And let it so be that the girl to whom I say, I pray you, let down your jar that I may drink, and she replies, Drink, and I will give your camels drink also -- "let her be the one whom You have selected and appointed and indicated for Your servant Isaac [to be a wife to him]; and by it I shall know that You have shown kindness and faithfulness to my master.
When she had given him a drink, she said, I will draw water for your camels also, until they finish drinking. So she quickly emptied her jar into the trough and ran again to the well and drew water for all his camels.