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Genesis 22:20–23

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¶ And it came to pass after these things, that it was told Abraham, saying, Behold, Milcah, she hath also born children unto thy brother Nahor;
Huz his firstborn, and Buz his brother, and Kemuel the father of Aram,
And Chesed, and Hazo, and Pildash, and Jidlaph, and Bethuel.
And Bethuel begat Rebekah: these eight Milcah did bear to Nahor, Abraham’s brother.
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From verse 20

  1. Genesis 11:29Rank 1 from verse 20
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    29And Abram and Nahor took them wives: the name of Abram’s wife was Sarai; and the name of Nahor’s wife, Milcah, the daughter of Haran, the father of Milcah, and the father of Iscah.

  2. Genesis 24:24Rank 2 from verse 20
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    24And she said unto him, I am the daughter of Bethuel the son of Milcah, which she bare unto Nahor.

  3. Genesis 11:26Rank 3 from verse 20
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    26And Terah lived seventy years, and begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran.

  4. Genesis 24:10Rank 4 from verse 20
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    10¶ And the servant took ten camels of the camels of his master, and departed; for all the goods of his master were in his hand: and he arose, and went to Mesopotamia, unto the city of Nahor.

  5. Genesis 24:15Rank 5 from verse 20
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    15¶ And it came to pass, before he had done speaking, that, behold, Rebekah came out, who was born to Bethuel, son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor, Abraham’s brother, with her pitcher upon her shoulder.

From verse 21

  1. Job 1:1Rank 1 from verse 21
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    1THERE was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil.

  2. Genesis 24:10Rank 2 from verse 21
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    10¶ And the servant took ten camels of the camels of his master, and departed; for all the goods of his master were in his hand: and he arose, and went to Mesopotamia, unto the city of Nahor.

  3. Job 32:2Rank 3 from verse 21
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    2Then was kindled the wrath of Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite, of the kindred of Ram: against Job was his wrath kindled, because he justified himself rather than God.

  4. Numbers 23:7Rank 4 from verse 21
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    7And he took up his parable, and said, Balak the king of Moab hath brought me from Aram, out of the mountains of the east, saying, Come, curse me Jacob, and come, defy Israel.

  5. Psalms 60:1–12Rank 5 from verse 21
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    1O GOD, thou hast cast us off, thou hast scattered us, thou hast been displeased; O turn thyself to us again.

    2Thou hast made the earth to tremble; thou hast broken it: heal the breaches thereof; for it shaketh.

    3Thou hast shewed thy people hard things: thou hast made us to drink the wine of astonishment.

    4Thou hast given a banner to them that fear thee, that it may be displayed because of the truth. Selah.

    5That thy beloved may be delivered; save with thy right hand, and hear me.

    6God hath spoken in his holiness; I will rejoice, I will divide Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth.

    7Gilead is mine, and Manasseh is mine; Ephraim also is the strength of mine head; Judah is my lawgiver;

    8Moab is my washpot; over Edom will I cast out my shoe: Philistia, triumph thou because of me.

    9Who will bring me into the strong city? who will lead me into Edom?

    10Wilt not thou, O God, which hadst cast us off? and thou, O God, which didst not go out with our armies?

    11Give us help from trouble: for vain is the help of man.

    12Through God we shall do valiantly: for he it is that shall tread down our enemies.

From verse 23

  1. Genesis 24:15Rank 1 from verse 23
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    15¶ And it came to pass, before he had done speaking, that, behold, Rebekah came out, who was born to Bethuel, son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor, Abraham’s brother, with her pitcher upon her shoulder.

  2. Genesis 24:24Rank 2 from verse 23
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    24And she said unto him, I am the daughter of Bethuel the son of Milcah, which she bare unto Nahor.

  3. Genesis 24:47Rank 3 from verse 23
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    47And I asked her, and said, Whose daughter art thou? And she said, The daughter of Bethuel, Nahor’s son, whom Milcah bare unto him: and I put the earring upon her face, and the bracelets upon her hands.

  4. Genesis 24:51Rank 4 from verse 23
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    51Behold, Rebekah is before thee, take her, and go, and let her be thy master’s son’s wife, as the Lord hath spoken.

  5. Genesis 24:60Rank 5 from verse 23
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    60And they blessed Rebekah, and said unto her, Thou art our sister, be thou the mother of thousands of millions, and let thy seed possess the gate of those which hate them.

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Genesis 22:20

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pass

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To go by, through, over, or beyond; to happen, cease, or be transferred.

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after

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1. Later than or following in time or order. 2. Behind. 3. In pursuit of.

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told

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Past-tense or past-participial form of tell (to say, relate, inform, count, or make known).

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Abraham

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The patriarch formerly named Abram, whom God appointed to be a father of many nations.

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behold

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1. Used as an attention word or command directing someone to look at or take notice of the person, thing, statement, or event presented: look; see; take notice. 2. As a verb, to look upon, see, observe, or witness.

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children

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Sons or daughters; descendants; or persons likened to children by age, relation, or character.

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brother

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Sense 1: A male sibling; a near kinsman. Sense 2: A fellow member of a people or faith.

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Genesis 22:21

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brother

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Sense 1: A male sibling; a near kinsman. Sense 2: A fellow member of a people or faith.

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father

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Sense 1: A male parent or begetter. Sense 2: An ancestor, forefather, founder, source, originator, chief, elder, or one bearing paternal authority and care. Sense 3: God as Father, including the Father of Jesus Christ and of those described as his children.

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Genesis 22:23

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begat

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1. Fathered or brought forth as offspring; in a genealogy, identified a male progenitor in the stated line. 2. Brought forth, formed, or gave life in a spiritual or figurative relation.

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bear

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Sense 1: To carry, support, convey, endure, sustain, or be answerable for. Sense 2: To produce or bring forth offspring, fruit, or another result. Sense 3: In ‘bear witness’ or ‘bear record,’ to testify or give witness. Sense 4: A large wild animal.

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brother

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Sense 1: A male sibling; a near kinsman. Sense 2: A fellow member of a people or faith.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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19So Abraham returned unto his young men, and they rose up and went together to Beer-sheba; and Abraham dwelt at Beer-sheba.

20¶ And it came to pass after these things, that it was told Abraham, saying, Behold, Milcah, she hath also born children unto thy brother Nahor;

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21Huz his firstborn, and Buz his brother, and Kemuel the father of Aram,

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22And Chesed, and Hazo, and Pildash, and Jidlaph, and Bethuel.

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23And Bethuel begat Rebekah: these eight Milcah did bear to Nahor, Abraham’s brother.

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24And his concubine, whose name was Reumah, she bare also Tebah, and Gaham, and Thahash, and Maachah.

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