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She hurried and let down her pitcher from her shoulder, and said, `Drink, and I will also give your camels a drink.` So I drank, and she made the camels drink also.
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A Faithful Retelling
Commentators note that this verse is part of the servant's careful retelling of the events at the well. Matthew Henry highlights that the servant's goal was to "clearly show the finger of God in it." By accurately recounting Rebekah's immediate and generous actions, he was building a powerful case for God's direct involvement in finding a wife for Isaac.
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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…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And she made haste, and let down her pitcher from her [shoulder] (See Gill on Genesis 24:18). A…
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…
