Nahor’s Children
Genesis 22:20-24
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Gen.22.20 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- ויהי: VERB,qal,wayyiqtol,3,m,sg
- אחרי: PREP
- הדברים: NOUN,m,pl,def
- האלה: DEM,pl
- ויגד: VERB,qal,wayyiqtol,3,m,sg
- לאברהם: PREP+NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
- לאמר: INF,qal,infc
- הנה: PART
- ילדה: VERB,qal,perf,3,f,sg
- מלכה: NOUN,f,sg,abs
- גם: ADV
- הוא: PRON,3,m,sg
- בנים: NOUN,m,pl,abs
- לנחור: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
- אחיך: NOUN,m,sg,abs+PRON,2,m,sg
Parallels
- Genesis 22:1 (verbal): Uses the identical narrative formula 'And it came to pass after these things' (ויהי אחרי הדברים האלה), framing the testing of Abraham immediately prior to the report about Milcah's children.
- Genesis 22:21-24 (structural): Direct continuation of the announcement in 22:20: lists the sons born to Milcah and Nahor (including Bethuel, father of Rebekah), expanding the genealogy set up by the report.
- Genesis 24:24-27 (thematic): Abraham's servant meets Rebekah and identifies her as a descendant of Nahor (through Bethuel/Milcah); connects the marriage of Isaac back to the family introduced in 22:20.
- Genesis 11:27-29 (structural): Earlier genealogy that introduces Terah's sons Abram, Nahor and Haran—provides the broader family background for Nahor and his wife Milcah mentioned in 22:20.
Alternative generated candidates
- And it happened after these things that it was told to Abraham, saying, 'Look, Milcah also has borne sons to Nahor your brother:
- And it happened after these things that it was told to Abraham, saying, 'Look, Milcah—she too—has borne sons to Nahor your brother:
Gen.22.21 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- את: PRT,acc
- עוץ: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- בכרו: NOUN,3,m,sg,abs
- ואת: CONJ
- בוז: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- אחיו: NOUN,3,m,sg,abs
- ואת: CONJ
- קמואל: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- אבי: NOUN,m,sg,cons
- ארם: NOUN,m,sg,abs
Parallels
- Gen.22:20-23 (structural): Immediate context — this verse is part of the genealogy listing the sons of Nahor (Uz, Buz, Kemuel, Bethuel), so these adjacent verses form the same genealogical unit.
- Gen.10:23 (verbal): The name Uz also appears in the Table of Nations as a son of Aram (‘And the sons of Aram: Uz…’), showing a recurrence of the personal/place name Uz and a connection with Aram.
- Gen.24:15-31 (allusion): Narrative involving Bethuel, Laban and Rebekah — Bethuel is named later as a son of Nahor in Gen.22’s genealogy, linking the listed descendants to the marriage episode of Isaac and Rebekah.
- Jer.25:23 (verbal): The name Buz appears among nations in prophetic oracles (‘Dedan, Tema, Buz…’), reflecting the use of Buz as an ethnonym descending from the personal name in Genesis.
- Job 1:1 (thematic): Job is introduced as from the land of Uz; the appearance of the name Uz in Genesis’ genealogy connects to later geographic/ literary traditions identifying a land or people called Uz.
Alternative generated candidates
- Uz his firstborn, and Buz his brother, and Kemuel the father of Aram;
- Uz his firstborn, and Buz his brother, and Kemuel the father of Aram,
Gen.22.22 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- ואת: CONJ
- כשד: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- ואת: CONJ
- חזו: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- ואת: CONJ
- פלדש: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- ואת: CONJ
- ידלף: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- ואת: CONJ
- בתואל: NOUN,m,sg,abs
Parallels
- Gen.11:27-29 (structural): An earlier genealogical introduction to Terah’s family that names Nahor and his wife Milcah; Genesis 22:22 echoes this family-line material by listing Milcah’s sons (the descendants of Nahor).
- Gen.24:29 (verbal): Names Bethuel again as the father in Rebekah’s family—linking the list in Gen 22:22 (which ends with Bethuel) to the later narrative where Bethuel is identified as Rebekah’s father and Laban’s father.
- Gen.25:20 (verbal): States that Isaac took Rebekah, 'the daughter of Bethuel the Aramean of Padan-aram,' directly connecting the Bethuel of Gen 22:22 to the account of Isaac’s marriage and showing the genealogical significance of the name there.
Alternative generated candidates
- and Chesed, and Hazo, and Pildash, and Jidlaph, and Bethuel;
- and Chesed, and Hazo, and Pildash, and Jidlaph, and Bethuel;
Gen.22.23 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- ובתואל: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- ילד: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
- את: PRT,acc
- רבקה: NOUN,f,sg,abs
- שמנה: NUM,card,f,pl,abs
- אלה: DEM,pl,abs
- ילדה: VERB,qal,perf,3,f,sg
- מלכה: NOUN,f,sg,abs
- לנחור: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
- אחי: NOUN,m,pl,suff
- אברהם: NOUN,m,sg,abs
Parallels
- Gen.22:20-21 (structural): Immediate context listing the sons born to Nahor and Milcah that culminates in Bethuel, providing the fuller genealogy that 22:23 summarizes.
- Gen.11:29 (thematic): Earlier genealogy naming Nahor's wife Milcah (mother of these children) and situating Nahor's family background, which 22:23 echoes.
- Gen.24:15 (verbal): Introduction of Rebekah at the well as 'a daughter of Bethuel,' explicitly identifying her parentage as in 22:23.
- Gen.24:29 (verbal): States directly that Rebekah was born to Bethuel and is sister of Laban, repeating the same familial information given in 22:23.
- Gen.24:50 (thematic): Laban and Bethuel (Rebekah's kin) respond to Abraham's servant and confirm Rebekah's family identity, using the same genealogical ties recorded in 22:23.
Alternative generated candidates
- and Bethuel fathered Rebekah. These eight Milcah bore to Nahor, Abraham's brother.
- And Bethuel fathered Rebekah. These eight Milcah bore to Nahor, Abraham's brother.
Gen.22.24 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- ופילגשו: CONJ+NOUN,f,sg,abs,pr3ms
- ושמה: CONJ+ADV,loc
- ראומה: NOUN,prop,f,sg,abs
- ותלד: VERB,qal,perf,3,f,sg
- גם: ADV
- הוא: PRON,3,m,sg
- את: PRT,acc
- טבח: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
- ואת: CONJ
- גחם: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
- ואת: CONJ
- תחש: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
- ואת: CONJ
- מעכה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
Parallels
- Genesis 11:27-29 (structural): Provides the broader genealogical context for Terah’s family—introducing Abram, Nahor, and Haran—into which the list of Nahor’s descendants (including Reumah’s sons) fits.
- Genesis 22:20-23 (verbal): Immediate parallel within the same genealogy: the preceding verses list Nahor’s sons (including Bethuel) and state that Bethuel fathered Rebekah, of whom verse 22:24 continues by naming additional descendants.
- Genesis 24:15 (thematic): Introduces Rebekah (daughter of Bethuel) as a central figure in the marriage narrative for Isaac; connects the genealogical note here to the later story that depends on Rebekah’s identity.
- Genesis 24:29 (verbal): Identifies Laban as Rebekah’s brother and situates him in the same Nahor/Bethuel family named in Genesis 22:24, linking the genealogical list to characters who play roles later in the patriarchal narratives.
Alternative generated candidates
- And his concubine—whose name was Reumah—she also bore Tebah, and Gaham, and Tahash, and Maacah.'
- And his concubine—whose name was Reumah—she also bore Tebah, and Gaham, and Tahash, and Maacah.'
And it happened after these things that it was told to Abraham, saying, 'Behold, Milcah also has borne sons to Nahor your brother:
Uz his firstborn, and Buz his brother, and Kemuel the father of Aram;
and Chesed, and Hazo, and Pildash, and Jidlaph, and Bethuel. And Bethuel fathered Rebekah. These eight Milcah bore to Nahor, Abraham's brother. And his concubine, whose name was Reumah—she also bore Tebah, Gaham, Tahash, and Maacah.'