English: This teaches that the camels did not enter until they had cleared away all the idols from before them.
On the daf / in context: The language “I have cleared the house and a place for the camels” is read as removing idolatrous objects so that the household of Avraham’s servant would not be contaminated.
Type of Learning
Custom (aggadah — clearing idols for the camels of Avraham)
What Is Learned
Even the animals associated with Avraham’s household were kept free of idolatry; Lavan’s house was cleared of idols before the camels entered.