Genesis 24:50

Laban and Bethuel The only passage in which, if the text is correct, Bethuel takes a prominent part in the transaction. Even here Laban is mentioned before him. For some reason, Bethuel is in the background: cf. Genesis 29:5. Hence Kittel reads "and his house," ûbêthô; Holzinger, "and Milcah": see Genesis 24:53.

from the Lord It is recognized that Jehovah, the God of the family, has brought this thing to pass.

speak … bad or good They have no voice. God has settled the matter. To accept will mean a good marriage for Rebekah, but her separation, at a great distance, from her family. To refuse is to reject a chance for her wealth and happiness, as well as to act in apparent opposition to the signs of Jehovah's will. "Bad and good," "yes and no," are evenly balanced. It is a proverbial phrase, cf. Genesis 31:24; Numbers 24:13; 2 Samuel 13:22.