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- 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.
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Gill's Exposition
And Rebekah had a brother, and his name was Laban,.... Perhaps he was her only brother, or however the elder brother, the principal in the family, her father Bethuel being old:
and Laban ran out:…
- The Marriage of Isaac 26. קרד qādad, “bow the head.” השׁתחוה shâchâh, “bow the body.” 29. לבן lābān, “Laban, white.” In this circumstantial account of the marriage of Isaac, we have a beautiful…
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,…
The Betrothal of Rebekah
29. Laban Rebekah's brother Laban (cf. Gen 25:20; Gen 28:2; Gen 29:5) takes the part of the chief representative of Rebekah's family. Bethuel, their father, is mentioned along…
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