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Genesis 22:20

AbrahamMilcahNahor

18 And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice.

19 So Abraham returned unto his young men, and they rose up and went together to Beer-sheba; and Abraham dwelt at Beer-sheba.

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;

21 Huz his firstborn, and Buz his brother, and Kemuel the father of Aram,

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

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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:

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  • Genesis 11:29

    And Abram and Nahor took them wives: the name of Abram’s wife was Sarai; and the name of Nahor’s wife, Milcah, the daughter of Haran, the father of Milcah, and the father of Iscah.

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  • Genesis 24:24

    And she said unto him, I am the daughter of Bethuel the son of Milcah, which she bare unto Nahor.

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  • Genesis 11:26

    And Terah lived seventy years, and begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran.

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  • Genesis 24:15

    And it came to pass, before he had done speaking, that, behold, Rebekah came out, who was born to Bethuel, son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor, Abraham’s brother, with her pitcher upon her shoulder.

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  • Proverbs 25:25

    As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country.

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  • Genesis 24:10

    And the servant took ten camels of the camels of his master, and departed; for all the goods of his master were in his hand: and he arose, and went to Mesopotamia, unto the city of Nahor.

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  • Genesis 31:53

    The God of Abraham, and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judge betwixt us. And Jacob sware by the fear of his father Isaac.

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