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The young lady ran, and told her mother`s house about these words.
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The 'Mother's House'
Commentators consistently highlight the phrase "her mother's house." This wasn't just a random choice. In that culture, prominent women often had their own tents or apartments, creating a distinct female sphere within the larger family. It was both culturally appropriate and personally natural for Rebekah to run to her mother first with such significant news.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
26. קרד qādad — “bow the head.” השׁתחוה shâchâh — “bow the body.”
29. לבן lābān — “Laban, white.”
In this circum…
19th Century
Anglican
The damsel ran, and told (them of) her mother’s house. —The words inserted in italics are worse than useless.
The w…
16th Century
Protestant
And the damsel ran and told them of her mother’s house. It is possible that the mother of Rebekah occupied a separate house; not that she …
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And the damsel ran Having invited him to come and lodge at her father's house, that he might not be brought in abruptly, …
Abraham's servant devoutly acknowledged God. We are permitted to be specific in entrusting our affairs to the care of Divine providence. He propose…
