Bible Strands
Genesis 24:25
Then she added, “We have plenty of straw and feed, as well as a place for you to spend the night.”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Rebekah speaks to Abraham’s servant immediately after identifying herself as Bethuel’s daughter. She offers immediate shelter and provisions for his journey.
The words — The Hebrew תֶּבֶן (teven) means “straw” and מִסְפּוֹא (mispo) means “fodder,” highlighting prepared provisions for livestock. The phrase רַב עִמָּנוּ (rav immanu) literally translates to “much with us,” emphasizing abundance.
The thread — This offer of immediate lodging parallels the hospitality motif in Genesis 18:4 and the command to show hospitality without complaint in 1 Peter 4:9. The provision of rest for travelers echoes the practical care seen in these passages.
Why it lands — The text demands practical readiness to meet a traveler’s immediate physical needs. It calls the reader to act on hospitality through concrete provision rather than mere words.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
She said moreover unto him, We have both straw and provender enough, and room to lodge in.
Cross-references
- Isaiah 32:8 But a noble man makes honorable plans; he stands up for worthy causes.
- 1 Peter 4:9 Show hospitality to one another without complaining.
- Genesis 18:4 Let a little water be brought, that you may wash your feet and rest yourselves under the tree.
- Judges 19:19 even though there is both straw and feed for our donkeys, and bread and wine for me and the maidservant and young man with me. There is nothing that we, your servants, lack.”