Rebekahs nurse] Sent with her when she was sent with Abrahams servant to be married to Isaac, Genesis 24:59. Her name is here called Deborah: whether she had given sucke to Rebekah or no is uncertaine; yet it seemeth she had a motherly affection towards her, and not unlike she was a kinde, and carefull overseer of Jacob in his minoritie. Object. But how came she into Jacobs family in his returne from Mesopotamia, who was left with Rebekah in the Land of Canaan? Answ. Rebekah might be now dead, and Jacob now returned into Canaan; and having lived eight yeares in it, though at some distance from his parents dwelling, it is probable he might fetch (or some one for him) Deborah to his family to comfort and cherish her, as a woman of much prudence, and experience, (being now above or about 100. yeares of age) and that she might be an assistant in the government of his family, especially to keepe peace betwixt his emulous wives, and their handmaids; or she hearing of his returne with wives and children, and store of cattell, might come to see him of her own accord. Some of the Hebrewes say she was sent by Rebekah to Haran, to call home Jacob, and that in their returne she died in the way. the oake of weeping] For the death of Deborah; though neither Jacob nor his family got by her life, yet they make great lamentation for her death. The affections of good people are more moved with respect to goodnesse, then to gaine.