King James Version
What Does Genesis 22:23 Mean?
“And Bethuel begat Rebekah: these eight Milcah did bear to Nahor, Abraham's brother. Rebekah: Gr. Rebecca”
Context
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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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And Bethuel begat Rebekah: these eight Milcah did bear to Nahor, Abraham's brother. Rebekah: Gr. Rebecca
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And his concubine, whose name was Reumah, she bare also Tebah, and Gaham, and Thahash, and Maachah.
Commentary
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary**33. Abraham planted a grove--**Hebrew, "of tamarisks," in which sacrificial worship was offered, as in a roofless temple.
Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset, David Brown. Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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Cross-References
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