Marriage Negotiation - Eliezer Twists the Story....
Study 10-15
Genesis 24:39-60
Rehearsal come true. Marriage negotiations. Rebecca agrees to go with him.
V39. Eliezer - servant recounts story in a way to impress the family.
What if she doesn't follow him?
V5-6 Abraham had said if she doesn't follow DO NOT bring Isaac there.
Here Eliezer changes the story a bit. Not from fathers house now from land. To family if not go with me... Implying that it is up to the family. No mention of Isaac not going there. Abraham told. From his fathers house. But before just from the land.
"perhaps" in Hebrew the vav is missing. Defective spelling.
Prejudicial view that Eliazer wanted Isaac to marry his daughter. Midrash.
Abraham walks before God. Compared with Noah who walked with God. Shows Abraham's strength.
V45. Recounting story... Scarcely finished praying in his heart silently... when Rebecca shows up. She didn't hear him.
V47 whose daughter? Changed slightly from v24 order mom first then dad changed to dad first ... True patriarchal order.
First jewelry then ask whose daughter. - reshapes this in reverse order...
V48. Daughter of his masters brother ...kinsman..
V49. True kindness. Phrase shows up again Gen. 47:29. No repayment. Kindness to the dead. Promise made and fulfilled.
Tell me if show torrid kindness so he can turn to right or to left... So he know how to proceed. Rashi. Geographic representation Should he turn the south to set it up with Ishmael's family. Or to left to Lot's family.
They do know that he is wealthy. Still question why it was accepted so quickly.
Intermediaries used for negotiating deals especially for marriage.
Notice who talks and who doesn't
V50 Laban and her father speaks. Only place where he appears. Grammatical issue. Singular verb but there are two people.
Who gets the gifts? Not the father. And he is absent from the rest of the episode.
Nachum Sarna. Father was feeble or infirm and could not respond. Son listed first.
Not unusual for the son to do this
Altar says that he is probably dead or absent.
Rashi. Laban first because he was wicked and has bad manners and he usurps the honor of his father.
Why are they referring to God? They do not follow the same faith. But they are aware
V52. Bows. V53. Brings out the loot... Gives jewelry to Rebecca. Then presents to Laban and the Mom... (later in negotiation for Dina uses the Bride Price) compensation to the family for the value of the daughter. Matan gifts to the family... Here it goes to the brother and the mother. Different from dowry. Property goes to the brides family.
In some views Jews should not give engagement rings. Accidentally married.
Clear what given to Rebecca but not so clear what is given to the family.
SRH. Says not necessarily hard gifts. Could have been sweet fruits.
Token gifts. Not a bride being bought.
What if they don't like the gifts?
Later ask for delay. Why? They thought he would give more... Thus delay to try to get more. Or maybe a way to back out?
About the primary status of Rebecca in the new household.
V54. Next stage in negotiations. Betrothal feast... Eat and drink
V55-58. Timing questions.
Later with 31:27. Jacob leaves in secret. Laban mentions that theynwould have a feast and more.
Unclear how many days? Or ten? Not really clarified.. Rashi. Say a a year. Shana year in days... Period of time for her to "adorn herself" get her truseau. (also proof not pregnant in some societies)
Answer not to delay. He needs to go back. Abraham is old.
V57. Call for her to make a verbal consent. She says in one word. "I will go".
She is given in marriage only if she consents.
Genesis 24:39-60
Rehearsal come true. Marriage negotiations. Rebecca agrees to go with him.
V39. Eliezer - servant recounts story in a way to impress the family.
What if she doesn't follow him?
V5-6 Abraham had said if she doesn't follow DO NOT bring Isaac there.
Here Eliezer changes the story a bit. Not from fathers house now from land. To family if not go with me... Implying that it is up to the family. No mention of Isaac not going there. Abraham told. From his fathers house. But before just from the land.
"perhaps" in Hebrew the vav is missing. Defective spelling.
Prejudicial view that Eliazer wanted Isaac to marry his daughter. Midrash.
Abraham walks before God. Compared with Noah who walked with God. Shows Abraham's strength.
V45. Recounting story... Scarcely finished praying in his heart silently... when Rebecca shows up. She didn't hear him.
V47 whose daughter? Changed slightly from v24 order mom first then dad changed to dad first ... True patriarchal order.
First jewelry then ask whose daughter. - reshapes this in reverse order...
V48. Daughter of his masters brother ...kinsman..
V49. True kindness. Phrase shows up again Gen. 47:29. No repayment. Kindness to the dead. Promise made and fulfilled.
Tell me if show torrid kindness so he can turn to right or to left... So he know how to proceed. Rashi. Geographic representation Should he turn the south to set it up with Ishmael's family. Or to left to Lot's family.
They do know that he is wealthy. Still question why it was accepted so quickly.
Intermediaries used for negotiating deals especially for marriage.
Notice who talks and who doesn't
V50 Laban and her father speaks. Only place where he appears. Grammatical issue. Singular verb but there are two people.
Who gets the gifts? Not the father. And he is absent from the rest of the episode.
Nachum Sarna. Father was feeble or infirm and could not respond. Son listed first.
Not unusual for the son to do this
Altar says that he is probably dead or absent.
Rashi. Laban first because he was wicked and has bad manners and he usurps the honor of his father.
Why are they referring to God? They do not follow the same faith. But they are aware
V52. Bows. V53. Brings out the loot... Gives jewelry to Rebecca. Then presents to Laban and the Mom... (later in negotiation for Dina uses the Bride Price) compensation to the family for the value of the daughter. Matan gifts to the family... Here it goes to the brother and the mother. Different from dowry. Property goes to the brides family.
In some views Jews should not give engagement rings. Accidentally married.
Clear what given to Rebecca but not so clear what is given to the family.
SRH. Says not necessarily hard gifts. Could have been sweet fruits.
Token gifts. Not a bride being bought.
What if they don't like the gifts?
Later ask for delay. Why? They thought he would give more... Thus delay to try to get more. Or maybe a way to back out?
About the primary status of Rebecca in the new household.
V54. Next stage in negotiations. Betrothal feast... Eat and drink
V55-58. Timing questions.
Later with 31:27. Jacob leaves in secret. Laban mentions that theynwould have a feast and more.
Unclear how many days? Or ten? Not really clarified.. Rashi. Say a a year. Shana year in days... Period of time for her to "adorn herself" get her truseau. (also proof not pregnant in some societies)
Answer not to delay. He needs to go back. Abraham is old.
V57. Call for her to make a verbal consent. She says in one word. "I will go".
She is given in marriage only if she consents.
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