Genesis 24:65
For she had said unto the servant, What man is this that walketh in the field to meet us? And the servant had said, It is my master: therefore she took a vail, and covered herself. For she had said unto the servant, What man is this that walketh in the field to meet us? And the servant had said, It is my master: therefore she took a vail, and covered herself.
Genesis 24:65 belongs to the account of Rebekah's journey to marry Isaac, describing their first meeting when, on learning that the man walking in the field to meet them was her future husband, she took a veil and covered herself. Abraham sought a wife for Isaac from his kindred in Mesopotamia so that Isaac could remain in Canaan and preserve the worship of the true God. In doing so Abraham trusted God to guide the choice of a wife for his son.
The marriage was arranged under his father's judgment and entrusted to his God-fearing servant. The servant entrusted with the arrangement was experienced. Isaac was forty at the time of this marriage arrangement. He accepted his father's arrangement through the servant in obedience and in trust in God's direction.
The account of Isaac's marriage is a tender picture of domestic happiness. It stands as a record meant to show parents' responsibility to guide their children's affections toward suitable marriage companions and to teach them to respect parental authority. It is held up as an example for children to follow in later generations, especially those who profess to fear God.