Genesis 24:10
And the servant took ten camels of the camels of his master, and departed; for all the goods of his master were in his hand: and he arose, and went to Mesopotamia, unto the city of Nahor. And the servant took ten camels of the camels of his master, and departed; for all the goods of his master were in his hand: and he arose, and went to Mesopotamia, unto the city of Nahor.
The verse describes Abraham's trusted, experienced, God-fearing and faithful servant acting under Abraham's charge and direction. He took ten camels of his master's camels and had all his master's goods in his hand, the camels to carry his company and any bridal party returning with him, and with rich gifts and numerous presents for the intended wife and her family and relatives. He departed on a long journey to Mesopotamia, to the city of Nahor, which is Haran, the town where Bethuel lived, traveling up toward Damascus and on to the fertile plains bordering the great river of the East.
His purpose was to find a wife for Isaac among Abraham's kindred and relatives, specifically a woman willing to leave her home and join Isaac in maintaining the worship of the true God. The mission relied on God's guidance, for Abraham expected God to send His angel to direct the choice, and the servant trusted that promise, carrying the happiness of the whole family in Canaan on his wise choice, and prayed earnestly for certain clear evidence so he would not err among strangers. At the well in the city he recognized Rebekah's courteous conduct as the answer to his prayer and told her family that God had led him to her.
Isaac, at forty years old, submitted to his father's judgment and to the servant's choosing for him, believing God would direct in obtaining a wife, a deference grown from training in obedience, and the arrangement illustrates Abraham's guidance of his son's affections. In contrast to Jacob's later arrival at the same family's well alone, on foot, and with no possession except his staff, the servant arrived with attendants and rich gifts. The account is presented as an example for parents to teach their children to respect their authority and to guide their affections toward suitable companions, and as an example for children who profess to fear God to accept such guidance and trust God to direct the matter, and the resulting marriage became a tender picture of domestic happiness.