Thematic Bible: Tended flocks and herds
Thematic Bible
Women » Tended flocks and herds
And made his camels to lie down without the city by a well's side of water, at even: about the time that women come out to draw water.
The priest of Midian had seven daughters which came and drew water and filled the troughs, for to water their father's sheep.
While he yet talked with them, Rachel came with her father's sheep, for she kept them.
Lo, I stand here by the well of water and the daughters of the men of this city will come out to draw water: Now the damsel to whom I say, 'stoop down thy pitcher, and let me drink.' If she say, 'Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also,' the same is she that thou hast ordained for thy servant Isaac: yea, and thereby shall I know that thou hast showed mercy on my master.
And when she had given him drink, she said, "I will draw water for thy camels also, until they have drunk enough." And she poured out her pitcher into the trough hastily, and ran again unto the well, to fetch water: and drew for all his camels.