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Genesis 24:31

King James Version (KJV)

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And he said, Come in, thou blessed of the LORD; wherefore standest thou without? for I have prepared the house, and room for the camels.

Genesis 24:31 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Genesis 24:31

Theological / Devotional

Thou blessed of the Lord. Though an idolater (Genesis 31:30), Laban also knew and cherished the worship of Jehovah (Patriarchs and Prophets, p. 171). Rebekah’s account of her providential encounter with Eliezer at the well no doubt reminded the brothers of Abraham’s divinely appointed migration to Canaan and reports of his success there.

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