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The first instance of the tradition of giving a ring for marriage in the Hebrew Bible is in Genesis 24:22, when a golden nose ring (Chayei Sarah 24:22) was given by Eliezer of Damascus to Rebecca,[1] with Saadiah Gaon also citing as a possible source of the practice in the phrase in Nehemiah 7:46 be’nei tabbaot (children of the rings).[citation needed] The latter case refers to betrothal (see above) rather than engagement; one of the three ways in which betrothal may be effected in Judaism is by the husband giving the bride money or an object of at least nominal value. In fact, it is a long-standing practice within Judaism to contract the betrothal with a ring.