Exodus 18:27
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Then Moses sent his father-in-law on his way, and Jethro returned to his own land.
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When the man got up to depart with his concubine and his servant, his father-in-law, the girl’s father, said to him, “Look, the day is drawing to a close. Please spend the night. See, the day is almost over. Spend the night here, that your heart may be merry. Then you can get up early tomorrow for your journey home.”
Early the next morning, Laban got up and kissed his grandchildren and daughters and blessed them. Then he left to return home.
So they sent their sister Rebekah on her way, along with her nurse and Abraham’s servant and his men.