Genesis 24:33 meaning and explanation
Then a meal was set before the man, but he said, “I will not eat until I have told you what I came to say.” So Laban said, “Please speak.”
Genesis 24:33, Berean Standard Bible
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The servant, likely Eliezer, has arrived in Aram-naharaim after a long journey and is received into the house of Bethuel and Laban. Hospitality in that culture meant food would be set before a guest at once, so his refusal is striking but courteous.
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