Genesis 24:11

he made the camels to kneel down Throughout this chapter the camels are made to play a very prominent part. The camels being made to kneel, in order to wait and rest until they are given water, is a common scene in the East.

the time that … to draw water We have here a familiar scene from Oriental life. The well is outside the gate of the town. It is the women's duty to draw water: cf. 1 Samuel 9:11; John 4:7. They come when the heat of the day is past.