Charles Ellicott Commentary


Charles Ellicott Commentary
"And they called Rebekah, and said unto her, Wilt thou go with this man? And she said, I will go." — Genesis 24:58 (ASV)
Wilt thou go with this man? —A woman in the East has little choice in the matter of her marriage, and here, moreover, everything was so plainly providential, that Rebekah, like her father and brother (Genesis 24:50), would have felt it wrong to make difficulties, and she expresses her readiness to go at once, though she will never see her relatives again. Of course there would be some little delay for preparation, but none for leave-taking.