with any other animals, nor with a less number."—goodly things] for presents to the bride and her relations (22. 53).—On
'Aram Naharaim, see the footnote.—the city of Nāḥôr
in J would be Ḥarran (cf. 2743 2810 294): but the phrase is
probably an Elohistic variant to 'Aram Naharaim, in which
case a much less distant locality may be referred to (see on
291).—12-14. The servant's prayer. The request for a sign
is illustrated by Ju. 636ff., 1 Sa. 148ff.: note [(
Hebrew characters)] (Hebrew characters)
in all three cases. A spontaneous offer to draw for the
camels would (if Thomson's experience be typical) be unusual,—in
any case the mark of a kind and obliging disposition.—13.
the daughters . . . to draw water] cf. 1 Sa.
911.
15-27. The servant and Rebekah.—15. who was born to Bethuel, etc.] cf. 24. 47.
The somewhat awkward phrasing has led Di. al. to surmise that
all these vv. have been glossed, and that here the original text ran (Hebrew characters),
Rebekah being the daughter of Milkah and Nāḥôr. Comp.
295, where Laban is described as the son of Nāḥôr. The redactional
insertion of Bethû'ēl would be explained by the divergent tradition of P
(2520 282. 5), in which Bethû'ēl is simply an 'Aramæan,' and not connected
with Nāḥôr at all (see Bu. 421 ff.). The question can hardly be decided
(Ho. 168); but there is a considerable probability that the original J
made Laban and Rebekah the children of Nāḥôr. In that case, however,
it will be necessary to assume that the tradition represented by P was
known to the Yahwistic school before the final redaction, and caused a
remodelling of the genealogy of 2220ff. (see p. 333). Cf., however, Bosse,
MVAG, 1908, 2, p. 8f.
the Heb. ending be anything but a Mass. caprice (rd. (Hebrew characters)?), or a
locative term., to be read -ām (We. Comp.2 451; Meyer, ZATW, iii.
307 f.: cf. G-K § 88 c, and Str. p. 135 f. with reff.). There would in
this last case be no need to find a second river (Tigris, Chaboras, Baliḫ,
Orontes, etc.) to go with Euphrates. The old identification with the
Greek Mesopotamia must apparently be abandoned. See, further, Di.
302; Moore, Ju. 87, 89; KAT3, 28 f.—12. (Hebrew characters)] 'make it occur,' 2720 (J).—14.
(Hebrew characters)] Ḳrê. (Hebrew characters); so vv.16. 28. 55. 57 343. 12, Dt. 2215f. 20f. 23-29. (Hebrew characters)
is found as Ke. in Pent. only Dt. 2219, but [E] reads so throughout.
It is hazardous to postulate an archaic epicene use of (Hebrew characters) on such
restricted evidence: see BDB, 655 a; G-K. § 17 c.—(Hebrew characters)] G + (Greek characters).—(Hebrew characters)]
decide, adjudicate, here = 'allot'; so only
v.44. Contr. 2016 2125 3137. 42† (E), Lv. 1917† (P).—(Hebrew characters)] 'and thereby';
G-K. § 135 p.
15. After (Hebrew characters) rd. (Hebrew characters) (cf. 45); G-K. § 107 c.—[E]GV ins. (Hebrew characters) after
