Rebecca Asked and She Answered I Will Go

Yalkut Shimoni on Torah 109:9

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"Let the maiden remain with us days" - these are the seven days of mourning for Bethuel; "or ten" - these are the twelve months that are granted a virgin to provide for herself. (Genesis 24:57) "And they said, Let us call the maiden" - from here we learn that one does not marry off a minor girl except with her consent. (Verse 58) "And they called Rebecca and said to her, Will you go?" She said, "I am going, even against your will, and not by your favor." (Genesis 24:60) "And they blessed Rebecca" - Rabbi Aibu said: they were grieved and downcast, and they did not enrich her except with words.

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