* of.
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* her mother's.
Some have conjectured from this, that her father Bethuel was
dead; and the person called Bethuel, (ver. 50,) was a younger
brother. This is possible; but as Dr. A. Clarke remarks, the
mother's house might be mentioned were even the father alive;
for in Asiatic countries, the women have apartments entirely
separate from those of the men, in which their little children
and grown-up daughters reside with them. This was probably
the case here; though, from the whole narrative, it is very
probable that Bethuel was dead, as the whole business appears
to be conducted by Rebekah's brothers.
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