Genesis 22:20
After these things happened, someone told Abraham, “Your brother Nahor’s wife, Milcah, has also given birth to children. She has eight sons.”
Translation for Translators
In The King James Version
In Context
21The oldest son was Uz. The next was Buz. After him was Kemuel, the father of Aram.
Cross References
Genesis 11:26When Terah was 70 years old, his son Abram was born. Later, two other sons, Nahor and Haran were born.
Genesis 11:29Abram and Nahor both married. Abram’s wife was named Sarai, and Nahor’s wife was named Milcah. Milcah and her younger sister Iscah were the daughters of Haran.
Genesis 24:10Then the servant took ten of his master’s camels and loaded them with all kinds of goods that his master gave him to take along. Then he left to go to Aram-Naharaim, which is in ◄northern Mesopotamia/Syria►. He arrived in Nahor city.
Genesis 24:24She replied, “My father’s name is Bethuel. He is the son of Nahor and his wife Milcah.
Proverbs 25:25Receiving good news from a country far away refreshes our spirits like [SIM] cold water refreshes us when we are very thirsty.
Matthew Henry on Genesis 22:16-20
Abraham's Blessing Confirmed. ( b. c. 1872.) 15 And the angel of the Lord called unto Abraham out of heaven the second time, 16 And said, By myself have I sworn, saith the Lord , for because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son: 17 That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies; 18 And in thy seed shall all the nations of… Read the whole commentary →