Parallel Verses English Standard Version Then the young woman ran and told her mother’s household about these things. King James Bible And the damsel ran, and told them of her mother's house these things. American Standard Version And the damsel ran, and told her mother's house according to these words. Douay-Rheims Bible Then the maid ran, and told in her mother's house, all that she had heard. English Revised Version And the damsel ran, and told her mother's house according to these words. Webster's Bible Translation And the damsel ran, and told these things to her mother's house. Genesis 24:28 Parallel Commentary Keil and Delitzsch Biblical Commentary on the Old TestamentAfter the watering of the camels was over, the man took a golden nose-ring of the weight of a beka, i.e., half a shekel (Exodus 38:26), and two golden armlets of 10 shekels weight, and (as we find from Genesis 24:30 and Genesis 24:47) placed these ornaments upon her, not as a bridal gift, but in return for her kindness. He then asked her about her family, and whether there was room in her father's house for him and his attendants to pass the night there; and it was not trill after Rebekah had told him that she was the daughter of Bethuel, the nephew of Abraham, and had given a most cheerful assent to his second question, that he felt sure that this was the wife appointed by Jehovah for Isaac. He then fell down and thanked Jehovah for His grace and truth, whilst Rebekah in the meantime had hastened home to relate all that had occurred to "her mother's house," i.e., to the female portion of her family. חסד the condescending love, אמת the truth which God had displayed in the fulfilment of His promise, and here especially manifested to him in bringing him to the home of his master's relations. Treasury of Scripture Knowledge of. her mother's. Some have conjectured from this, that her father Bethuel was dead; and the person called Bethuel, (ver. 50,) was a younger brother. This is possible; but as Dr. A. Clarke remarks, the mother's house might be mentioned were even the father alive; for in Asiatic countries, the women have apartments entirely separate from those of the men, in which their little children and grown-up daughters reside with them. This was probably the case here; though, from the whole narrative, it is very probable that Bethuel was dead, as the whole business appears to be conducted by Rebekah's brothers. Cross References Genesis 29:12 And Jacob told Rachel that he was her father's kinsman, and that he was Rebekah's son, and she ran and told her father. Genesis 24:29 Rebekah had a brother whose name was Laban. Laban ran out toward the man, to the spring. Jump to Previous Damsel Declareth Girl House Household Lady Maiden Mother Mother's News Ran Runneth Running Words YoungJump to Next Damsel Declareth Girl House Household Lady Maiden Mother Mother's News Ran Runneth Running Words YoungLinks Genesis 24:28 NIVGenesis 24:28 NLT Genesis 24:28 ESV Genesis 24:28 NASB Genesis 24:28 KJV Genesis 24:28 Bible Apps Genesis 24:28 Biblia Paralela Genesis 24:28 Chinese Bible Genesis 24:28 French Bible Genesis 24:28 German Bible Bible Hub ESV Text Edition: 2016. The Holy Bible, English Standard Version® copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. |