And Bethuel begot Rebekah: these eight Milcah did bear to Nahor, Abraham’s brother.
23. Bethuel ] See Gen 24:15.
Rebekah ] See chap. 24. No place, or clan, of this name is mentioned in the O.T.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
Verse 23. Bethuel begat Rebekah] Who afterward became the wife of Isaac.
Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible
Rebekah was afterwards Isaacs wife, Gen 24:1-67.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
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:
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
23. Bethuel begat Rebekah Compare Gen 24:15. The purpose of inserting this genealogy here seems to have been to prepare the way for the narrative of Isaac’s marriage to Rebekah . The only other name in the list of which we have any other trace, is Maachah, (Gen 22:24,) who was, perhaps, the father of the Maachathites mentioned Deu 3:14, and Jos 12:5. Observe that Nahor has twelve sons, like Ishmael (Gen 25:16) and Jacob .
Fuente: Whedon’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
Gen 22:23 And Bethuel begat Rebekah: these eight Milcah did bear to Nahor, Abraham’s brother.
Ver. 23. And Bethuel begat Rebekah. ] Rebekah is born; Sarah dies: thus one generation passeth, and another cometh. Our children are the Danes that drive us out of the country.
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
these eight. Nahor had 12 in all, as Ishmael had (Gen 25:13-16), and as Jacob had (Gen 35:23-27).
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
Bethuel: Gen 24:15, Gen 24:24, Gen 24:47, Gen 25:20, Gen 28:2, Gen 28:5
Rebekah: Gen 24:51, Gen 24:60, Gen 24:67, Rom 9:10, Rebecca
Reciprocal: Gen 24:48 – led me