Genesis 24:29

Now Rebekah had a brother, and his name was Laban. Laban ran to the man who was out at the road by the spring.

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And Rebekah had a brother, and his name was Laban: and Laban ran out unto the man, unto the well.

In Context

28Then the young woman ran and told her mother's household about all of these things.

30When he had seen the nose ring and the bracelets on his sister's arms, and when he had heard the words of Rebekah his sister, “This is what the man said to me,” he went to the man, and, behold, he was standing by the camels at the spring.

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Cross References

Genesis 24:60They blessed Rebekah, and said to her, 1 “Our sister, may you be the mother of thousands of ten thousands, 1 and may your descendants possess the gate of those who hate them.”

Genesis 28:2Arise, go to Paddan Aram, to the house of Bethuel your mother's father, and take a wife from there, one of the daughters of Laban, your mother's brother.

Genesis 29:13When Laban heard the news about Jacob his sister's son, he ran to meet him, embraced him, kissed him, and brought him to his house. Jacob told Laban all these things.

Matthew Henry on Genesis 24:11-29

Journey of Abraham's Servant. ( b. c. 1857.) 10 And the servant took ten camels of the camels of his master, and departed; for all the goods of his master were in his hand: and he arose, and went to Mesopotamia, unto the city of Nahor. 11 And he made his camels to kneel down without the city by a well of water at the time of the evening, even the time that women go out to draw water. 12 And he said, O Lord God of my master Abraham, I pray thee, send me good speed this day, and show kindness unto my master Abraham.… Read the whole commentary →

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