Genesis 24:11 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Bible Comments

And he made his camels to kneel down without the city by a well of water at the time of the evening, even the time that women go out to draw water. He made his camels to kneel down - To rest themselves, or lie down, as the Septuagint has very properly expressed it, Και εκοιμισε τας καμηλους.

The time that women go out to draw water - In Bengal it is the universal practice for the women to go to pools and rivers to fetch water. Companies of four, six, ten, or more, may be seen in every town daily going to fetch water, with the pitchers resting upon their sides; and, on their return from bathing, women frequently bring water home - Ward.

Genesis 24:11

11 And he made his camels to kneel down without the city by a well of water at the time of the evening, even the time that women go out to draw water.