Her brother and mother replied, “Please let Rebekah remain with us a while—for ten days or so, then she may go with you.”
Later, Samson returned to marry her. On his way there, he turned aside to look at the lion’s remains, and to his surprise, there was a swarm of bees, honey, and honeycomb in the carcass of the lion!
After some time passed, Cain presented an offering to Yahweh from the produce of the land.
His father-in-law, the girl’s father, pressed him to stay, so the Levite stayed with him three days, and they ate and drank together.
He responded, “Please, Yahweh has made my mission successful. Send me off with her to my master, don’t make me wait.”