And it came to pass, before he had done speaking, that, behold, Rebekah came out, who was born to Bethuel, son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor, Abraham's brother, with her pitcher upon her shoulder.
Ver. 15. Before he had done speaking.] So quick is God, many times, in the answer of prayers. Isa 65:24 Dan 9:23 The angel had even tired himself with flight, to tell Daniel that his prayers were heard. David did but say, "I will confess my transgressions unto the Lord"; and before he could do it, "God forgave the iniquity of his sin". Psa 32:5
Rebekah came out.] She took her name, saith one, as it may seem, from the expectation of eternal life. For Rebekah denoteth a woman which expecteth a free delivery from all calamity, and an inheritance of eternal life. Therefore, she is a notable type of the Church, which is the spouse of Christ shadowed in Isaac. a
a Itinerar. Script., p. 97.