26. קרד qādad — “bow the head.” השׁתחוה shâchâh — “bow the body.”

29. לבן lābān — “Laban, white.”

In this circum…

Speaking in mine heart —The Hebrew idiom is far more exact and true: namely, before I had done speaking to my heart.<…

And before I had done speaking in my heart, behold, Rebekah came forth with her pitcher on her shoulder

The arrangement of the marriage between Isaac and Rebekah is recounted in great detail. We should notice God's providence in the common events of h…