of: Gen 24:48, Gen 24:55, Gen 24:67, Gen 31:33 her mother's: Some have conjectured from this, that her father Bethuel was dead; and the person called Bethuel - Gen 24:50, 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. Reciprocal: Gen 29:12 - and she