Genesis 24:33

33. I will not eat Too important is his errand to be delayed until after the ceremonies of hospitality are over . Genesis 24:34.

And he said This address of Abraham’s servant (Genesis 24:34-39) is a masterpiece of its kind . It is a narrative, says Kalisch, “graced by every charm of simplicity, rivalling the most beautiful episodes of the Homeric writings, and pervaded by a beautiful spirit of sustained calmness . The repetitions which it contains are like the echo of truth; and the measured step by which it advances, carries it to its aim with enhanced dignity . ”