“And the damsel was very fair to look upon, a virgin, neither had any man known her: and she went down to the well, and filled her pitcher, and came up.”
The young woman was very beautiful, a virgin; no man had ever slept with her. She went down to the spring, filled her jar, and came up again. The description of Rebekah's beauty and virginity establishes her as an appropriate wife for Isaac. The focus on character will dominate the rest of the scene; the physical beauty is noted briefly and not dwelt on. Song of Solomon 1:15 celebrates beauty in the context of covenant love. The application: the beauty noted briefly in verse 16 is confirmed by the character displayed in verses 17-20. The test will show what the description asserts.
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