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Genesis 24:28

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Genesis 24:28 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And the damsel ran, and told her mother`s house according to these words.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And the damsel ran, and told her mother`s house according to these words.
Genesis 24:28 — American Standard Version

Context — Genesis 24

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
25She said moreover unto him, We have both straw and provender enough, and room to lodge in.
26And the man bowed his head, and worshipped Jehovah.
27And he said, Blessed be Jehovah, the God of my master Abraham, who hath not forsaken his lovingkindness and his truth toward my master. As for me, Jehovah hath led me in the way to the house of my master`s brethren.
28And the damsel ran, and told her mother`s house according to these words.
29And Rebekah had a brother, and his name was Laban: and Laban ran out unto the man, unto the fountain.
30And it came to pass, when he saw the ring, and the bracelets upon his sister`s hands, and when he heard the words of Rebekah his sister, saying, Thus spake the man unto me. That he came unto the man. And, behold, he was standing by the camels at the fountain.
31And he said, Come in, thou blessed of Jehovah. Wherefore standest thou without? For I have prepared the house, and room for the camels.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And the damsel ran, etc.] Having invited him to come and lodge at her father’s house, that he might not be brought in abruptly, she ran before to acquaint the family of what had passed: and told [them] of her mother’s house these things; she did not go to her father to inform him of it; some think he was dead, as Josephus f1325, but the contrary appears from (<012450>Genesis 24:50); rather the reason was, because her mother had an house, a tent, or an apartment to herself, as women in those times and places used to have, (see <012467>Genesis 24:67); and because daughters are generally more free to converse with their mothers and impart things to them than to their fathers, which may be the…”
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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“and told them of her mother's house these things--the female apartments. This family was in an advanced stage of pastoral life, dwelling in a settled place and a fixed habitation.”
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