55And her brother and her mother said, Let the damsel abide with us a few days, at the least ten; after that she shall go.
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 54-61)Rebekah is here taking leave of her father’s house; and 1. Abraham’s servant presses for a dismission. Though he and his company were very welcome, and very cheerful there, yet he said, Send me away (Gen. 24:54), and again, Gen. 24:56. He knew his master would expect him home with some impatience; he had business to do at home which wanted him, and therefore, as one that preferred his work before…
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