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Genesis 24:29

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¶ And Rebekah had a brother, and his name was Laban: and Laban ran out unto the man, unto the well.
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  1. Genesis 29:5Rank 1 from verse 29
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    5And he said unto them, Know ye Laban the son of Nahor? And they said, We know him.

  2. Genesis 24:55Rank 2 from verse 29
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    55And her brother and her mother said, Let the damsel abide with us a few days, at the least ten; after that she shall go.

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    13And 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.

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    60And 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.

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Genesis 24:29

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brother

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Sense 1: A male sibling; a near kinsman. Sense 2: A fellow member of a people or faith.

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name

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Sense 1: A word, appellation, or designation by which a person or thing is called or known. Sense 2: The person or persons named or represented. Sense 3: Reputation, character, renown, or remembrance. Sense 4: The authority, behalf, or standing represented by a name. Sense 5: As a verb, to call, designate, or mention by name.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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out

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Outside, away from within, forth, absent, or no longer in a stated condition.

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man

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1. A human being or person. 2. Mankind collectively. 3. A male person.

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28And the damsel ran, and told them of her mother’s house these things.

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

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30And 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.

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