Genesis 22:23
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New International Version (©2011)
Bethuel became the father of Rebekah. Milkah bore these eight sons to Abraham's brother Nahor.

New Living Translation (©2007)
(Bethuel became the father of Rebekah.) In addition to these eight sons from Milcah,

English Standard Version (©2001)
(Bethuel fathered Rebekah.) These eight Milcah bore to Nahor, Abraham’s brother.

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
Bethuel became the father of Rebekah; these eight Milcah bore to Nahor, Abraham's brother.

King James Bible (Cambridge Ed.)
And Bethuel begat Rebekah: these eight Milcah did bear to Nahor, Abraham's brother.

Holman Christian Standard Bible (©2009)
And Bethuel fathered Rebekah. Milcah bore these eight to Nahor, Abraham's brother.

International Standard Version (©2012)
Bethuel fathered Rebekah. Milcah bore these eight sons to Nahor, Abraham's brother.

NET Bible (©2006)
(Now Bethuel became the father of Rebekah.) These were the eight sons Milcah bore to Abraham's brother Nahor.

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
Bethuel is the father of Rebekah. Milcah had these eight sons by Abraham's brother Nahor.

King James 2000 Bible (©2003)
And Bethuel begat Rebekah: these eight Milcah did bear to Nahor, Abraham's brother.

American King James Version
And Bethuel begat Rebekah: these eight Milcah did bear to Nahor, Abraham's brother.

American Standard Version
And Bethuel begat Rebekah. These eight did Milcah bear to Nahor, Abraham's brother.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And Bathuel, of whom was born Rebecca: These eight did Melcha bear to Nachor Abraham's brother.

Darby Bible Translation
(And Bethuel begot Rebecca.) These eight Milcah bore to Nahor, Abraham's brother.

English Revised Version
And Bethuel begat Rebekah: these eight did Milcah bear to Nahor, Abraham's brother.

Webster's Bible Translation
And Bethuel begat Rebekah: these eight Milcah bore to Nahor Abraham's brother.

World English Bible
Bethuel became the father of Rebekah. These eight Milcah bore to Nahor, Abraham's brother.

Young's Literal Translation
and Bethuel hath begotten Rebekah;' these eight hath Milcah borne to Nahor, Abraham's brother;

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

22:20-24 This chapter ends with some account of Nahor's family, who had settled at Haran. This seems to be given for the connexion which it had with the church of God. From thence Isaac and Jacob took wives; and before the account of those events this list is recorded. It shows that though Abraham saw his own family highly honoured with privileges, admitted into covenant, and blessed with the assurance of the promise, yet he did not look with disdain upon his relations, but was glad to hear of the increase and welfare of their families.

Pulpit Commentary

Verse 23. - And Bethuel begat Rebekah - Ribkah; captivating, ensnaring (Furst); "a rope with a noose," not unfit as the name of a girl who ensnares men by her beauty (Gesenius). Rebekah was the child of Isaac's cousin, and being the daughter of Nahor's youngest son, was probably about the same age as her future husband. These eight Milcah did bear to Nahor, Abraham's brother.

Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And Bethuel begat Rebekah,.... Who was to be and was the wife of Isaac; and, for the sake of her genealogy, the above account is given, as Aben Ezra observes, and so Jarchi; and this is observed to pave the way for the history of the chapter; for no notice is taken of any other of Bethuel's children but her, not even of Laban her brother:

these eight Milcah did bear, to Nahor, Abraham's brother; this is observed, and the exact number given, as well as their names, to distinguish them from other children of Nahor he had by another woman, as follows:

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Nahor's Sons
…22And Chesed, and Hazo, and Pildash, and Jidlaph, and Bethuel. 23And Bethuel begat Rebekah: these eight Milcah did bear to Nahor, Abraham's brother. 24And his concubine, whose name was Reumah, she bore also Tebah, and Gaham, and Thahash, and Maachah.

Genesis 11:29 Abram and Nahor both married. The name of Abram's wife was Sarai, and the name of Nahor's wife was Milkah; she was the daughter of Haran, the father of both Milkah and Iskah.
Genesis 22:22 Kesed, Hazo, Pildash, Jidlaph and Bethuel."
Genesis 22:24 His concubine, whose name was Reumah, also had sons: Tebah, Gaham, Tahash and Maakah.
Genesis 24:15 Before he had finished praying, Rebekah came out with her jar on her shoulder. She was the daughter of Bethuel son of Milkah, who was the wife of Abraham's brother Nahor.
Genesis 25:20 and Isaac was forty years old when he married Rebekah daughter of Bethuel the Aramean from Paddan Aram and sister of Laban the Aramean.