Genesis 24:28

28 And the damsel ran and reported to the house of her mother according to these words.

Genesis 24:28 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 24:28

And the damsel ran
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 {g}, but the contrary appears from ( 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 ( 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 true reason of Rebekah's conduct.

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FOOTNOTES:

F7 Antiqu. l. 1. c. 16. sect. 2.

Genesis 24:28 In-Context

26 And the man being well pleased, worshipped the Lord,

27 and said, Blessed be the Lord the God of my master Abraam, who has not suffered his righteousness to fail, nor his truth from my master, and the Lord has brought me prosperously to the house of the brother of my lord.

28 And the damsel ran and reported to the house of her mother according to these words.

29 And Rebecca had a brother whose name was Laban; and Laban ran out to meet the man, to the well.

30 And it came to pass when he saw the ear-rings and the bracelets on the hands of his sister, and when he heard the words of Rebecca his sister, saying, Thus the man spoke to me, that he went to the man, as he stood by the camels at the well.