Holy Scripture

Genesis 24:16

A church father on this verse
“This is not written of her in vain. Nevertheless the meaning of the statement disturbs me: "She was a virgin, whom no man had known." It is indeed as if a virgin were something other than one whom a man has not touched. And what does the addition seem to mean in reference to a virgin that it should be said, "A man had…”
Origen of Alexandria, 3th c. — HOMILIES ON GENESIS 10.4

Source: Septuagint

Original

16And the virgin was very beautiful in appearance, she was a virgin, a man had not known her; and she went down to the well, and filled her waterpot, and came up.

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14And it shall be, the virgin to whomsoever I shall say, Incline thy waterpot, that I may drink, and she shall say, Drink thou, and I will give thy camels drink, until they shall have done drinking—even this one thou hast prepared for thy servant Isaac, and hereby shall I know that thou hast dealt mercifully with my master Abraham.

15And it came to pass before he had done speaking in his mind, that behold, Rebekah the daughter of Bethuel, the son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor, and the same the brother of Abraham, came forth, having a waterpot on her shoulders.

— Genesis 24:16 —

17And the servant ran up to meet her, and said, Give me a little water to drink out of thy pitcher;

18and she said, Drink, Sir; and she hastened, and let down the pitcher upon her arm, and gave him to drink, till he ceased drinking.

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