Genesis 22:20

Nahor's Sons

20 Some time later Abraham was told, "Milcah has become a mother. She has had sons by your brother Nahor.

Genesis 22:20 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 22:20

And it came to pass, after these things
Abraham's taking his son Isaac to the land of Moriah, building an altar on one of the mountains there, and laying him on it with an intention to sacrifice him, and offering of a ram in his stead, and the return of them both to Beersheba: that it was told Abraham;
by some person very probably who was lately come from those parts where the following persons lived; though Jarchi suggests this was told him by the Lord himself, and while he was thinking of taking a wife for Isaac of the daughters at Aner, or Eshcol, or Mamre; and to prevent which the following narration was given him: saying, behold Milcah, she hath also borne children unto thy brother
Nahor;
as Sarah, supposed to be the same with Iscah, a daughter of Haran, had borne a son to him, and whom he had received again as from the dead; so Milcah, another daughter of Harsh, had borne children to his brother Nahor, whom he had left in Ur of the Chaldees, when he departed from thence, and who afterwards came and dwelt in Haran of Mesopotamia; see ( Genesis 11:27 Genesis 11:29 ) .

Genesis 22:20 In-Context

18 All nations on earth will be blessed because of your children. All of that will happen because you have obeyed me."

19 Then Abraham returned to his servants. They started out together for Beersheba. And Abraham stayed in Beersheba.

20 Some time later Abraham was told, "Milcah has become a mother. She has had sons by your brother Nahor.

21 Uz was born first. Then came his brother Buz. Next came Kemuel, the father of Aram.

22 The other sons are Kesed, Hazo, Pildash, Jidlaph and Bethuel."