KJV ORIGINAL
And Bethuel begat Rebekah: these eight Milcah did bear to Nahor, Abraham’s brother.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
And Bethuel was the father of Rebekah. These eight children were born to Milcah and Nahor, who was Abraham's brother.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse tells us that Rebekah (who would later become Isaac's wife) was the granddaughter of Abraham's brother Nahor.
📚 Historical Context
This genealogy appears after the account of Abraham's near-sacrifice of Isaac, establishing the family line that would provide Isaac's future wife. In ancient Near Eastern culture, detailed genealogies were crucial for establishing family connections, inheritance rights, and marriage arrangements within extended clan networks.
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