“And Rebekah had a brother, and his name was Laban: and Laban ran out unto the man, unto the well.”
Now Rebekah had a brother named Laban, and he ran out to the man at the spring. Laban's running to meet the servant is described — and in verse 30 the narrator will reveal that Laban ran because he saw the ring and the bracelets. Laban's character is beginning to reveal itself: the man who runs to the stranger with the gold jewelry is not running from the same generosity that made Rebekah run. Genesis 29-31 will confirm this — Laban is motivated by material interest. The application: two people can perform the same outward action — running — from entirely different motivations. What you run toward reveals what you value.
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