And it came to pass, as the camels had done drinking, that the man took a golden earring of half a shekel weight, and two bracelets for her hands of ten shekels weight of gold;
After the camels finished drinking, the man took out a gold nose ring weighing half a shekel and two gold bracelets for her arms weighing ten shekels.
Abraham's servant gave Rebekah expensive gold jewelry as a thank-you gift after she showed kindness by watering his camels.
📚 Historical Context
This occurs when Abraham's servant was seeking a wife for Isaac and had prayed for a sign - that the right woman would offer water to both him and his camels. Rebekah had just fulfilled this exact sign by drawing water for all ten of his camels, a labor-intensive act of hospitality. The gold jewelry was both a reward for her kindness and likely a betrothal gift, as was customary in ancient Near Eastern culture.
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