Genesis 22:20

18 And through your offspring all nations of the earth will be blessed, because you have obeyed My voice.”

19 Abraham went back to his servants, and they got up and set out together for Beersheba. And Abraham settled in Beersheba.

Some time later, Abraham was told, “Milcah has also borne sons to your brother Nahor:

21 Uz the firstborn, his brother Buz, Kemuel (the father of Aram),

22 Chesed, Hazo, Pildash, Jidlaph, and Bethuel.”

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Some time later, Abraham was told, “Milcah has also borne sons to your brother Nahor:
KJV
And it came to pass after these things, that it was told Abraham, saying, Behold, Milcah, she hath also born children unto thy brother Nahor;
WEB
After these things, Abraham was told, “Behold, Milcah, she also has borne children to your brother Nahor:
ASV
And it came to pass after these things, that it was told Abraham, saying, Behold, Milcah, she also hath borne children unto they brother Nahor.
DARBY
And it came to pass after these things, that it was told Abraham, saying, Behold, Milcah, she also has borne sons to thy brother Nahor:
BLB
And it came to pass after these things that it was told to Abraham, saying, “Behold, Milcah has borne—even she—sons to Nahor your brother:
ÅB
En tid senere kom det noen og sa til Abraham: Din bror Nakor og Milka har også fått sønner:
OTB
Etter disse tingene ble Abraham informert: «Milka har også født barn til din bror Nahor:
B1930
Nogen tid derefter kom det nogen og sa til Abraham: Din bror Nakor og Milka har også fått sønner:

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Genesis 11:29

    And Abram and Nahor took wives for themselves. Abram’s wife was named Sarai, and Nahor’s wife was named Milcah; she was the daughter of Haran, who was the father of both Milcah and Iscah.

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  • Genesis 24:24

    She replied, “I am the daughter of Bethuel, the son that Milcah bore to Nahor.”

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  • Genesis 11:26

    When Terah was 70 years old, he became the father of Abram, Nahor, and Haran.

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  • Genesis 24:15

    Before the servant had finished praying, Rebekah came out with her jar on her shoulder. She was the daughter of Bethuel son of Milcah, the wife of Abraham’s brother Nahor.

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  • Proverbs 25:25

    Like cold water to a weary soul is good news from a distant land.

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  • Genesis 24:10

    Then the servant took ten of his master’s camels and departed with all manner of good things from his master in hand. And he set out for Nahor’s hometown in Aram-naharaim.

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  • Genesis 31:53

    May the God of Abraham and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judge between us.” So Jacob swore by the Fear of his father Isaac.

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