Charles Ellicott Commentary Genesis 24:28

"And the damsel ran, and told her mother`s house according to these words." — Genesis 24:28 (ASV)

The damsel ran, and told (them of) her mother’s house. —The words inserted in italics are worse than useless.

The wife of a sheik has a separate tent (Genesis 24:67), and the result of polygamy is to make each family hold closely together. Naturally, too, the maiden would first show her mother and the women presents of such special significance. We even find Laban, the brother, acting as Rebekah’s representative; and it is only when the final decision must be made that Bethuel is allowed to have any voice in the matter (Genesis 24:50).