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NASB	Genesis 24:15 ¶ Before he had finished speaking, behold, Rebekah who was born to Bethuel the son of Milcah, the wife of Abraham's brother Nahor, came out with her jar on her shoulder.
AMPLIFIED 2015	Genesis 24:15 ¶ Before Eliezer had finished speaking (praying), Rebekah came out with her [water] jar on her shoulder. Rebekah was the daughter of Bethuel the son of Milcah, who was the wife of Abraham's brother Nahor.

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Bible Question: I am not satisfied with this answer. I need to get an idea of how much water the "jar" held in order to get an idea of how many times the jar jad to be filled in order to water 10 camels that drak anywhere from 5-30 gallons of water EACH. Can someone help me? (Thanks mommapbs, but I need more factual data. :)

Bible Answer: Cfloyd ::: OK, if you insist on more data, here are some: A gallon of water weighs 8.345404 pounds. Let's say that the 10 camels were moderately thirsty and that each of them drank 20 gallons of water. Unless Rebekah worked out religiously on weight-lifting equipment at Gold's Gym, chances are that about 50 pounds would be about all she could manage at a time. Five gallons of water weigh 41.72702 pounds, and combined with the weight of the water jar gives a gross laden weight approachig 50 pounds. So if Rebekah could draw and carry 5 gallons of water per trip to the spring, and if she gave the 10 camels 20 gallons of water apiece, for a total of 200 gallons, she would have been able to slake the thirst of all 10 camels in 40 trips to the spring. This does not take into account the amount of water that Rebekah gave to Abraham's servant to drink, but it is assumed that he did not drink quite as much as the camels! --Hank