"And Rebekah had a brother, and his name {was} Laban: and Laban ran out unto the man, unto the well." — Genesis 24:29

Genesis 24:29 · KJV

“And Rebekah had a brother, and his name {was} Laban: and Laban ran out unto the man, unto the well.”

— Genesis 24:29

And the damsel ran, and told {them of} her mother's house these things.

And it came to pass, when he saw the earring and bracelets upon his sister's hands, and when he heard the words of Rebekah his sister, saying, Thus spake the man unto me; that he came unto the man; and, behold, he stood by the camels at the well.

Genesis 24 — Context

And he said, Blessed {be} the LORD God of my master Abraham, who hath not left destitute my master of his mercy and his truth: I {being} in the way, the LORD led me to the house of my master's brethren.

And the damsel ran, and told {them of} her mother's house these things.

And Rebekah had a brother, and his name {was} Laban: and Laban ran out unto the man, unto the well.

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.

Cross References

Genesis 29:5

And he said unto them, Know ye Laban the son of Nahor? And they said, We know {him}.

Genesis 29:13

And it came to pass, when Laban heard the tidings of Jacob his sister's son, that he ran to meet him, and embraced him, and kissed him, and brought him to his house. And he told Laban all these things. {tidings: Heb. hearing}

Genesis 24:55

And her brother and her mother said, Let the damsel abide with us {a few} days, at the least ten; after that she shall go. {a few...: or, a full year, or ten months}

Genesis 24:60

And they blessed Rebekah, and said unto her, Thou {art} our sister, be thou {the mother} of thousands of millions, and let thy seed possess the gate of those which hate them.