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Bethuel

Bethuel, the son of Nahor and Milcah, was the father of Rebekah, Isaac's wife.

The name Bethuel means “filiation of God”

MaleEarly PatriarchPatriarchs eraOld Testament1 book11 verses

Summary

A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Genesis 22:22; only referred to as Bethuel (בְּתוּאֵל); son of Nahor and Milcah; a brother of Uz, Buz, Kemuel, Chesed, Hazo, Pildash, Jidlaph and Tebah; half-brother of: Gaham, Tahash and Maacah; father of Rebekah and Laban.

Glossary entries

Bethuel (Person)

Family members

Father

Nahor

Mother

Milcah

Siblings

Buz Chesed Gaham Hazo Jidlaph Kemuel Maacah Pildash Tahash Tebah Uz

Children

Laban Rebekah

Alternative names

Mentions

Includes 2 verses that refer to Bethuel without naming them, as “he”, “she”, or the subject of a verb.

  1. Genesis 22:22
    Chesed, Hazo, Pildash, Jidlaph, and Bethuel.”
  2. Genesis 22:23
    And Bethuel became the father of Rebekah. Milcah bore these eight sons to Abraham’s brother Nahor.
  3. Genesis 24:15
    Before the servant had finished praying, Rebekah came out with her jar on her shoulder. She was the daughter of Bethuel son of Milcah, the wife of Abraham’s brother Nahor.
  4. Genesis 24:24
    She replied, “I am the daughter of Bethuel, the son that Milcah bore to Nahor.”
  5. Genesis 24:25Referred to, not named
    Then she added, “We have plenty of straw and feed, as well as a place for you to spend the night.”
  6. Genesis 24:47
    Then I asked her, ‘Whose daughter are you?’ She replied, ‘The daughter of Bethuel son of Nahor, whom Milcah bore to him.’ So I put the ring on her nose and the bracelets on her wrists.
  7. Genesis 24:49Referred to, not named
    Now if you will show kindness and faithfulness to my master, tell me; but if not, let me know, so that I may go elsewhere.”
  8. Genesis 24:50
    Laban and Bethuel answered, “This is from the LORD; we have no choice in the matter.
  9. Genesis 25:20
    …and Isaac was forty years old when he married Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel the Aramean from Paddan-aram and the sister of Laban the Aramean.
  10. Genesis 28:2
    “Go at once to Paddan-aram, to the house of your mother’s father Bethuel, and take a wife from among the daughters of Laban, your mother’s brother.
  11. Genesis 28:5
    So Isaac sent Jacob to Paddan-aram, to Laban son of Bethuel the Aramean, the brother of Rebekah, who was the mother of Jacob and Esau.