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Genesis 24:20

She hurried, and emptied her pitcher into the trough, and ran again to the well to draw, and drew for all his camels.

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  • WEB World English Bible

    She hurried, and emptied her pitcher into the trough, and ran again to the well to draw, and drew for all his camels.

  • KJV King James Version

    And she hasted, and emptied her pitcher into the trough, and ran again unto the well to draw water, and drew for all his camels.

  • JPS JPS Tanakh (1917)

    And she hastened, and emptied her pitcher into the trough, and ran again unto the well to draw, and drew for all his camels.

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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Gen 24:20 And she hasted, and emptied her pitcher…

Gen 24:20 And she hasted, and emptied her pitcher into the trough, and ran again unto the well to draw [water], and drew for all his camels.

Ver. 20. And ran again to the well.] In the city of Haran, at this day, saith one, there is to be seen a well of very clear water, where Rebekah gave drink to Eliezer and his camels; there likewise, Rachel, Laban’s daughter, first spake to Jacob, &c. It is called by the townsmen Abraham’s Well. {a} This water hath a very pleasant taste, and is a notable type of holy baptism. For as the patriarchs took their wives by this well; so Christ receiveth his spouse the Church, by that sacrament; which is, Beersheba, the Well of an Oath, where we pass into the covenant, and are betrothed unto Christ in faithfulness, {Hos 2:20} the thistle to the cedar. {2Ki 14:9}

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{a} Itinerar. Script., p. 83.

John Trapp, A Commentary or Exposition upon All the Books of the Old and New Testament (1647–1656) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And she hasted and emptied her pitcher into the…
Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 20. Drew for all his camels — “I have…
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 20. trough] There was a separate receptacle, probably of…
The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain And she hasted, and emptied her pitcher into the…
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