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Genesis 24:64

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Genesis 24:64 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And Rebekah lifted up her eyes, and when she saw Isaac, she alighted from the camel.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And Rebekah lifted up her eyes, and when she saw Isaac, she alighted from the camel.
Genesis 24:64 — American Standard Version

Context — Genesis 24

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
61And Rebekah arose, and her damsels, and they rode upon the camels, and followed the man. And the servant took Rebekah, and went his way.
62And Isaac came from the way of Beer-lahai-roi. For he dwelt in the land of the South.
63And Isaac went out to meditate in the field at the eventide. And he lifted up his eyes, and saw, and, behold, there were camels coming.
64And Rebekah lifted up her eyes, and when she saw Isaac, she alighted from the camel.
65And she said unto the servant, What man is this that walketh in the field to meet us? And the servant said, It is my master. And she took her veil, and covered herself.
66And the servant told Isaac all the things that he had done.
67And Isaac brought her into his mother Sarah`s tent, and took Rebekah, and she became his wife. And he loved her. And Isaac was comforted after his mother`s death.
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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 Rebekah lifted up her eyes, etc.] And looked about: and when she saw Isaac; whom she suspected him to be, and therefore inquired of the servant, who told her who he was: she lighted off the camel; or “fell” f1339 from it, not accidentally, or through surprise, but willingly, and in honour to Isaac, as was customary; for had she sat on her camel when she met him, it would not have seemed respectful enough to him; though Jarchi thinks she did not get off, but only bowed herself upon the camel, when she came near him.”
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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
“she lighted off the camel--If Isaac were walking, it would have been most unmannerly for her to have continued seated; an inferior, if riding, always alights in presence of a person of rank, no exception being made for women.”
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