Genesis 22:20-24 NIV

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 22:20

And it came to pass after these things (probably not long after his return to Beersheba), that it was told (by some unknown messenger or accidental traveler from Mesopotamia) Abraham, saying, Behold, Milcah ( vide Genesis 11:29 ), she hath also born children unto thy brother Nahor— as Sarah has born a son to thee. From this it would almost seem as if Milcah had not begun to have her family at the time Abram left Ur of the Chaldees; but vide Genesis 11:30 . The present brief... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 22:20-24

Good news from a far country. I. THE JOYFUL BUDGET . 1. Tidings from home . For nearly half a century Abraham had been a wanderer in Palestine, and with something like an emigrant's emotion on receiving letters from the old country would the patriarch listen to the message come from Haran beyond the river. 2. News concerning Nahor . It demands no violent exercise of fancy to believe that Abraham regarded his distant brother with intense fraternal affection, and that... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 22:21

Huz his firstborn ,—( vide Genesis 10:23 , where Uz appears as a son of Aram; and Genesis 36:28 , where he recurs as a descendant of Esau. That he was a progenitor of Job (Jerome) has no better foundation than Job 1:1 — and Buz his brother ,—mentioned along with Dedan and Tema as an Arabian tribe ( Jeremiah 25:23 ), and may have been an ancestor of Elihu ( Job 32:2 )— and Kemuel the father of Aram . " Not the founder of the Arameans, but the forefather of the family of Ram,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 22:22

And Chesed, —according to Jerome the father of the Chasdim or Chaldees ( Genesis 11:28 ); but more generally regarded as the head of a younger branch or offshoot of that race (Keil, Murphy, Lange; cf. Job 1:17 )— and Hazo, and Pildash, and Jidlaph (concerning whom nothing is known), and Bethnel —"man of God" (Gesenius); dwelling of God (Furst); an indication probably of his piety. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 22:23

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. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 22:24

And his concubine ( vide on Genesis 16:3 ), whose name was Reumah ,—raised, elevated (Gesenius); pearl or coral (Furst)— she bare also Tebah, and Gaham, and Thahash, and Maachah —whence probably the Maachathites. That three of Terah's descendants (Nahor, Ishmael, and Jacob) should each have twelve sons has been pronounced" a contrived symmetry, the intentional character of which cannot be mistaken" (Bohlen); but " what intention the narrator should have connected with it remains... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Genesis 22:1-24

- Abraham Was Tested2. מריה morı̂yâh, “Moriah”; Samaritan: מוראה môr'âh; “Septuagint,” ὑψηλή hupsēlē, Onkelos, “worship.” Some take the word to be a simple derivative, as the Septuagint and Onkelos, meaning “vision, high, worship.” It might mean “rebellious.” Others regard it as a compound of יה yâh, “Jah, a name of God,” and מראה mı̂r'eh, “shown,” מורה môreh, “teacher,” or מורא môrā', “fear.”14. יראה yı̂r'ēh, “Jireh, will provide.”16, נאם ne'um, ῥῆμα rēma, “dictum, oracle;... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Genesis 22:20

Genesis 22:20. This is recorded here, 1st, To show that though Abraham saw his own family highly dignified with peculiar privileges, yet he did not look with contempt upon his relations, but was glad to hear of the increase and prosperity of their families. 2d, To make way for the following story of the marriage of Isaac to Rebekah, a daughter of this family. read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Genesis 22:20-24

Further expressions of faith (22:20-23:20)While Abraham was establishing his family in Canaan, the family of his brother Nahor in Mesopotamia was growing. The writer records this growth to introduce Rebekah, the future wife of Isaac (20-24).Back in Canaan, Abraham moved from Beersheba to Hebron, and there Sarah died (23:1-2). Though God had promised the whole of Canaan to Abraham and his descendants, Abraham still owned no land there. The death of Sarah gave him an opportunity to buy a piece of... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Genesis 22:23

these eight. Nahor had 12 in all, as Ishmael had (Genesis 25:13-16 ), and as Jacob had (Genesis 35:23-27 ). read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 22:20

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 22:20-24

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 22:21

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 22:22

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 22:23

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 22:24

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Genesis 22:1-24

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Genesis 22:20

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Genesis 22:20-24

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Genesis 22:23

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