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Verse 28

of: Genesis 24:48, Genesis 24:55, Genesis 24:67, Genesis 31:33

her mother's: Some have conjectured from this, that her father Bethuel was dead; and the person called Bethuel - Genesis 24:50, 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.

Reciprocal: Genesis 29:12 - and she

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