Genesis 24:50
“Then Laban and Bethuel answered and said, The thing proceedeth from the LORD: we cannot speak unto thee bad or good.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And her brother and her mother said,.... Here her brother Laban is set before his mother, as above before his father,…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870Genesis 24:1-67
- The Marriage of Isaac 26. קרד qādad, “bow the head.” השׁתחוה shâchâh, “bow the body.” 29. לבן lābān, “Laban,…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
Laban and Bethuel - These seem both to be brothers, of whom Laban was the eldest and chief; for the opinion of Josephus…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Genesis 24:29-53
We have here the making up of the marriage between Isaac and Rebekah. It is related very largely and particularly, even…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
Laban and Bethuel The only passage in which, if the text is correct, Bethuel takes a prominent part in the transaction.…
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