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Genesis 24:29 KJV
Genesis · chapter 24 · verse 29
And Rebekah had a brother, and his name was Laban: and Laban ran out unto the man, unto the well.Genesis 24:29 · King James Version
Genesis 24:29 in context
27And he said, Blessed be the LORD God of my master Abraham, who hath not left destitute my master of his mercy and his truth: I being in the way, the LORD led me to the house of my master’s brethren.
28And the damsel ran, and told them of her mother’s house these things.
29And Rebekah had a brother, and his name was Laban: and Laban ran out unto the man, unto the well.
30And it came to pass, when he saw the earring and bracelets upon his sister’s hands, and when he heard the words of Rebekah his sister, saying, Thus spake the man unto me; that he came unto the man; and, behold, he stood by the camels at the well.
31And he said, Come in, thou blessed of the LORD; wherefore standest thou without? for I have prepared the house, and room for the camels.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- RebekahRibqâhRibkah, the wife of IsaacH7259 →
- brotherʼâcha brother )H251 →
- LabanLâbânLaban, a MesopotamianH3837 →
- nameshêman appellation, as amark or memorial of individualityH8034 →
- ranrûwtsto runH7323 →
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We have here the making up of the marriage between Isaac and Rebekah. It is related very largely and particularly, even to the minute circumstances, which, we should think, might have been spared, while other things of great moment and mystery (as the story of Melchizedek) are related in few words.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 29-53