Genesis 24:59
“And they sent away Rebekah their sister, and her nurse, and Abraham's servant, and his men.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And Rebekah lifted up her eyes,.... And looked about:
and when she saw Isaac; whom she suspected him to be, and…
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
And her nurse - Whose name, we learn from Gen 35:8, was Deborah, and who, as a second mother, was deemed proper to…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Genesis 24:54-61
Rebekah is here taking leave of her father's house; and 1. Abraham's servant presses for a dismission. Though he and his…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
their sister Laban is thus referred to as the head of the family; cf. "your daughter" in Gen 34:8.
her nurse i.e. her…
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