Genesis 22:20-24·~1 min

The Sons of Nahor

Abraham hears that Milcah has borne sons to Nahor, and the list ends by noting that Bethuel fathers Rebekah. A second line through Nahor’s concubine is then added.

S²⁰ome time later, Abraham was told, “Milcah has also borne sons to your brother Nahor: ²¹Uz the firstborn, his brother Buz, Kemuel (the father of Aram), ²²Chesed, Hazo, Pildash, Jidlaph, and Bethuel.” ²³And Bethuel became the father of Rebekah. Milcah bore these eight sons to Abraham’s brother Nahor. ²⁴Moreover, Nahor’s concubine, whose name was Reumah, bore Tebah, Gaham, Tahash, and Maacah.

Verse 20Later, Abraham is told that Milcah has also borne sons to his brother Nahor.

It opens the genealogy by reconnecting Abraham to his wider family.

Verse 21Nahor’s sons are named beginning with Uz, Buz, and Kemuel, the father of Aram.

It starts the family record with the first names in the line.

Verse 22More of Nahor’s sons are listed: Chesed, Hazo, Pildash, Jidlaph, and Bethuel.

It continues the genealogy toward the branch that will matter next.

Verse 23Bethuel is named as the father of Rebekah, and the note closes by saying Milcah bore these eight sons to Nahor.

It highlights Rebekah’s place within the family list.

Verse 24Nahor’s concubine Reumah also bears Tebah, Gaham, Tahash, and Maacah.

It completes the genealogy with Nahor’s additional children.

Passage shape

A quiet block diagram: each row is one authored paragraph movement, with verse numbers kept visible for scanning and deeper work.

vv. 20-24
Abraham hears that Milcah has borne sons to Nahor, and the list ends by noting that Bethuel fathers Rebekah. A second line through Nahor’s concubine is then added.
This paragraph records the family line that will matter beyond the chapter’s immediate crisis.
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Section summaryThe chapter ends far from Moriah with news from Abraham’s extended family: Nahor has sons through Milcah, and Bethuel becomes the father of Rebekah. The closing names widen the story again and quietly prepare the next generation.

Role in the chapterThis brief genealogy lowers the chapter’s emotional intensity while linking Abraham’s line to the family from which Isaac’s future will come. It turns from tested promise to the ordinary unfolding of kinship and succession.