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Genesis 22:24

What does Genesis 22:24 mean?

A plain-English look at Genesis 22:24 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

What Genesis 22:24 means

This verse concludes the genealogical record of Nahor's family by listing children he had with his concubine, Reumah: Tebah, Gaham, Tahash, and Maacah. This shows that Nahor, like Abraham, had children through both his primary wife and a concubine, a common practice in that culture. The inclusion of these additional descendants further illustrates the expanding network of Abraham's extended family, providing a broader picture of the relationships within the region, even if these individuals are not directly in the covenant line.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And his concubine, whose name was Reumah, she also bare Tebah, and Gaham, and Tahash, and Maacah.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And his concubine, whose name was Reumah, she also bare Tebah, and Gaham, and Tahash, and Maacah.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And his servant Reumah gave birth to Tebah and Gaham and Tahash and Maacah.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

and his concubine, whose name <FI>is<Fi> Reumah, she also hath borne Tebah, and Gaham, and Tahash, and Maachah.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And his concubine, named Roma, bore Tabee, and Gaham, and Tahas, and Maacha.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And his concubine, named Reumah, she also bore Tebah, and Gaham, and Thahash, and Maacah.

Context

This verse completes the genealogical excursus on Nahor's family, following the enumeration of his sons by Milcah and the critical introduction of Rebekah. It adds further detail about Nahor's additional children through his concubine, rounding out the family record. This concludes the chapter's brief but significant diversion into Nahor's lineage, providing a complete familial context before the narrative returns to Abraham's immediate story in the subsequent chapters.

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

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Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Genesis 16:3

    And Sarai, Abram’s wife, took Hagar the Egyptian, her handmaid, after Abram had dwelt ten years in the land of Canaan, and gave her to Abram her husband to be his wife.

  • Proverbs 15:25

    Jehovah will root up the house of the proud; But he will establish the border of the widow.

  • Genesis 25:6

    But unto the sons of the concubines, that Abraham had, Abraham gave gifts; and he sent them away from Isaac his son, while he yet lived, eastward, unto the east country.

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