Behold, I stand by the well of water; and it shall come to pass, that when the virgin cometh forth to draw water, and I say to her, Give me, I pray thee, a little water of thy pitcher to drink;
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Gill's Exposition
And I bowed down my head, and worshipped the Lord,.... See Gill on Gen 24:26.
And blessed the Lord God of my master Abraham, which had led me in the right way to take my master's brother's daughter…
- 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…
Adam Clarke
When the virgin - העלמה haalmah, from עלם alam, to hide, cover, or conceal; a pure virgin, a woman not uncovered, and in this respect still concealed from man. The same as בתולה bethulah, Gen 24:16,…
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…