Verse Lens · Concise explanation
Genesis 24:11 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 11. 11And 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.
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Quick Meaning
The servant stops the camels by a well outside the city at evening, when women customarily come to draw water. The timing creates a sensible place to seek information and prepares the well encounter.
Read It With
- Genesis 24:10–28
Read verses 10–14 together. Verse 10 brings the servant to the region, verse 11 places him where local households obtain water, and verses 12–14 turn that setting into a prayerful request for recognizable hospitality.
Why This Verse Appears Here
Arrival at the well creates the ordinary social setting in which the servant can pray and encounter local households.
Read Genesis 24:10–11 together
Why these verses belong together: The journey reaches its immediate destination and the servant positions the caravan at the evening well.
Verse 10. 10 And the servant took ten camels of the camels of his master, and departed; for all the goods of his master were in his hand: and he arose, and went to Mesopotamia, unto the city of Nahor.
Verse 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.
What Remains True
Wise action can place a person where truthful information and ordinary human interaction are reasonably available.
How It Can Shape Life
- When seeking direction, combine prayer with practical attention to place, timing, and the people who actually know the situation.
Continue in Context
The full thought-unit study remains the final contextual authority for this Verse Lens.
Read Genesis 24:10–28 — The Servant Meets Rebekah at the WellSources used for this Verse Lens
How certain is this explanation? very strong
These are the sources used directly for this lens. Language, grammar, disagreements, and the complete source shelf remain attached to the full thought-unit research record.
Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
eBible.org and CrossWire Bible Society
USFM archive eng-kjv2006_usfm.zip; source files dated 2026-08-19; downloaded 2026-08-24; archive SHA-256 aec1b3b26c622fd3d963d2bbac963016b9513246ffbfa20da00bb100372ea007; normalized corpus SHA-256 09aef51d90488aa7b9722b3fd9a93f4b25f6bf2064c5fd798fb39673c300ddf2.
Supports: Displayed wording, unit boundary, narrative sequence, prayer, Rebekah's actions, jewelry, kinship, worship, later retelling, willingness, and well-scene comparisons.
Exact location: Genesis 24:10–28 in the pinned eng-kjv2006 source; compared with Genesis 22:20–24; 24:1–9, 29–67; 29:1–14; and Exodus 2:15–22
Open source ↗hebrew text morphology and lemma data
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible — Genesis
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project
Open Scriptures, Version 2.2 released 2021; repository inspected 2026
Supports: Geography terminology, prayer wording, covenant kindness, appointment, descriptions of Rebekah, verse 21 uncertainty, success, ring, faithfulness, and guidance.
Exact location: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, wlc/Gen.xml, Genesis 24:10–28; lemmas and morphology for Aram-naharaim, qarah, hesed, yakhach, na'arah, betulah, shaat, tsalach, nezem, emet, and nachah
Open source ↗Translation and textual notes
NET Bible — Genesis with translators' notes
Biblical Studies Press
Biblical Studies Press, Digital edition accessed 2026
Supports: Translation clarification, lexical uncertainty, prayer syntax, characterization, jewelry terminology, and guidance language.
Exact location: NET Bible, Genesis 24:10–28 and translator notes, especially city of Nahor, cause-it-to-happen prayer, appointed, repeated haste, verse 21's difficult verb, ring/nose ring, and mercy/faithfulness
Open NET Genesis 24 ↗