Some of the highlights from Yashar sefer, take note of

the "tens", "three"  "Forty"

 Sefer of Yashar 24:17

After the death of Sarah Avraham send Yitzchak to the house of Shem and Eber. And when the days of their mourning passed by Avraham sent away his son Yitzchak, and he went to the house of Shem and Eber, to learn the halachot  of ADONAI and his instructions, and Avraham remained there three years.

 **Notice 3 years
I have studied in one of the Torah study the 3 years is the year of spiritual building
This gives a clue in vs 63 of our scripture that Yitzchak went out to meditate in the field

Avraham sent Eliezer the eldest servant (Eved)

 34 And Eliezer did as Abraham ordered him, and Eliezer swore unto Abraham his master upon this matter; and Eliezer rose up and took ten camels of the camels of his master, and ten men from his master's servants with him, and they rose up and went to Haran, the city of Avraham and Nahor, in order to fetch a wife for Yitzchak the son of Avraham; and

whilst they were gone Avraham sent to the house of Shem and Eber, and they brought from thence his son Yitzchak.

 **** according to the book of Yashar Eliezer was thought to be inheritance before the Almight told Avraham that his descendent comes from his own seed (zera) through his wife Sarah

 *** the two young men who follow Avraham for Akidah was Eliezer and Yishmael????

 **** take note 10 camels 10 men (minyan) key word rose up  headed to Haran

 And the young woman was of very comely appearance, she was a virgin, and Rivkah was ten years old in those days.

 ** take note Rivkah was only ten years old ????  still a girl not yet reach puberty
scripture in vs 14 says young girl (damsel) mean not yet reach puberty

The book of Yasher is very brief in this aspect

And Eliezer rose up in the morning, he and the men that were with him, and he called to the whole household of Bethuel, saying, Send me away that I may go to my master; and they rose up and sent away Rivkah and her nurse Devorah, the daughter of Uz, and they gave her silver and gold, men servants and maid servants, and they blessed her.

Rivkah 's nurse Devorah???mention later in Gen 35:8 Devorah, Rivkah's nurse, died, and she was buried below Beit-El under the oak; and the name of it was called Allon-Bakhut.

45 And Yitzchak was forty years old when he took Rivkah, the daughter of his uncle Bethuel, for a wife.

How old when Rivkah married to Yitzchak?

scripture mention about 10 camels

Gen  24 vs 22 Ten shekels

24:60They blessed Rebekah and said to her, "May you, our sister, Become thousands of ten thousands, And may your descendants possess The gate of those who hate them."

Calling

24:50 Then Lavan and Bethu EL replied , "The matter comes from ADONAI; so we cannot * speak to you bad or Tov (good). 24:51"Here is Rivkah before you, take her and go, and let her be the wife of your master's son, as the ADONAI has spoken.

in verse 55 hoping for  at least 10 days delay

Hesitation

24:55 But her brother and her Ima said, "Let the girl stay with us a few days, say ten; afterward she may go."

Dont' Delay, hinder, prolong

24:56 He said to them, "Do not delay me, since ADONAI has prospered my way. Send me away that I may go to my master."

Response from Rivkah instanteous

24:58 Then they called Rivkah and said to her, "Will you go with this man ?" And she said, "I will go.

Sign of authority and submission

24:65She said to the servant, "Who is that man walking in the field to meet us?" And the servant said, "He is my master." Then

she took her veil and covered herself.

Wedding Ceremony Accomplish

24:67Then Yitzchak brought her into his mother Sarah's tent, and he took Rivkah, and she became his wife, and he loved her; thus Yitzchak was comforted after his mother's death.

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