Gen 22:20-24 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Gen 22:20-24: 22:20-24 A report came from the east that Abraham’s brother Nahor (see 11:27-29 ) was flourishing. The actors in the following narrative are introduced here. 22:20 Milcah , Nahor’s wife, was also his niece (see 11:29 ).

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‏ Genesis 22:20-24

Summary for Gen 22:20-24: 22:20-24 ^a A report came from the east that Abraham’s brother Nahor (see 11:27-29 ^b) was flourishing. The actors in the following narrative are introduced here. 22:20 ^c Milcah, Nahor’s wife, was also his niece (see 11:29 ^d).
22:21 ^e Uz might have been Job’s forefather (Job 1:1 ^f).
Summary for Gen 22:22-23: 22:22-23 ^g Bethuel was the youngest of Nahor’s eight sons by Milcah; he was the father of Rebekah, Isaac’s future wife (see 24:15 ^h, 67 ⁱ). Rebekah would follow Sarah as matriarch of the clan (23:1-2 ^j).