Genesis 22:20
Some time later, Abraham was told, “Milcah has also borne sons to your brother Nahor:
What it says
Later, Abraham is told that Milcah has also borne sons to his brother Nahor.
What it is doing
It opens the genealogy by reconnecting Abraham to his wider family.
In context
20Some 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.