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Rebekah arose with her ladies. They rode on the camels, and followed the man. The servant took Rebekah, and went his way.
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Faith in Action
Commentators see Rebekah's immediate departure not as hasty, but as a demonstration of faith. Having heard the servant's account of God's clear guidance, she was willing to act decisively, leaving her familiar home to join the family of God's covenant promise. Her action is presented as a model of trusting God's leading.
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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 Rebekah arose, and her damsels Her maids that were given her by her parents to wait upon her, as was usual in th…
Abraham's servant, as one who chose his work before his pleasure, was intent on hastening home. Lingering and loitering in no way befit a wise and …