So they let Rebecca and her old family servant go with Abraham's servant and his men.

Early the next morning Laban kissed his grandchildren and his daughters good-bye, and left to go back home.

Moses said to his brother-in-law Hobab son of Jethro the Midianite, "We are about to start out for the place which the LORD said he would give us. He has promised to make Israel prosperous, so come with us, and we will share our prosperity with you."

Hobab answered, "No, I am going back to my native land."

When the man, his concubine, and the servant once more started to leave, the father said, "Look, it's almost evening now; you might as well stay all night. It will be dark soon; stay here and have a good time. Tomorrow you can get up early for the trip and go home."