---
title: "Midrash — Death at Dinner"
description: "Marty Solomon and Brent Billings journey back into the story of Eliezer finding Rebekah as a wife for Isaac. What is happening at dinner that evening? Why is Laban acting with such authority if the father, Bethuel, is alive and well?"
canonical: https://bema.jpamorgan.com/episodes/218
published: 2021-05-06
---

# Midrash — Death at Dinner

Eliezer and Radical Hospitality

- Published: 2021-05-06T08:00:00.000Z
- Episode slug: `218`
- Episode number: 218
- Session: 6
- People: Marty Solomon, Brent Billings

## Description

Marty Solomon and Brent Billings journey back into the story of Eliezer finding Rebekah as a wife for Isaac. What is happening at dinner that evening? Why is Laban acting with such authority if the father, Bethuel, is alive and well?

## Show notes

Marty Solomon and Brent Billings journey back into the story of Eliezer finding Rebekah as a wife for Isaac. What is happening at dinner that evening? Why is Laban acting with such authority if the father, Bethuel, is alive and well? Discussion Video for BEMA 218 Map of Abraham’s Servant Finding Isaac a Wife — Headwaters Christian Resources BEMA 12: A Mission Realized Sefaria: A Living Library of Jewish Texts Transcript for BEMA 218

## Sources and machine-readable records

- [BEMA Podcast Explorer episode page](https://bema.jpamorgan.com/episodes/218)
- [Official BEMA source page](https://www.bemadiscipleship.com/218)
- [Episode JSON](https://api.bema.jpamorgan.com/v1/episodes/218)
- [Audio](https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/7d8cc2be-fe66-43fb-ada4-e62e2f8c00e7/35d93f97-0516-440e-891c-62ddefba9852.mp3)
- [Official transcript source](https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vTgdQk4pVjC4bv2GgBJ9kaXlqOD8lWyyjuREEjleZ-HiNAS7a_TAcQB5ay6jdioTcvGhZI1a1h3ChlJ/pub)
- [Transcript JSON](https://api.bema.jpamorgan.com/v1/transcripts/218)