Genesis 22:23

22:23 (Now ¹  Bethuel became the father of Rebekah.) These were the eight sons Milcah bore to Abraham’s brother Nahor.

Genesis 25:12

The Sons of Ishmael

25:12 This is the account of Abraham’s son Ishmael, ²  whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah’s servant, bore to Abraham.

Genesis 24:67

24:67 Then Isaac brought Rebekah ³  into his mother Sarah’s tent. He took her ⁴  as his wife and loved her. ⁵  So Isaac was comforted after his mother’s death. ⁶ 

Genesis 21:28

21:28 Then Abraham set seven ewe lambs apart from the flock by themselves.

Genesis 23:7

23:7 Abraham got up and bowed down to the local people, ⁷  the sons of Heth.

Genesis 25:1

The Death of Abraham

25:1 Abraham had taken ⁸  another ⁹  wife, named Keturah.

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¹ tn The disjunctive clause gives information that is important but parenthetical to the narrative. Rebekah would become the wife of Isaac (Gen 24:15).

² sn This is the account of Ishmael. The Book of Genesis tends to tidy up the family records at every turning point. Here, before proceeding with the story of Isaac’s family, the narrative traces Ishmael’s family line. Later, before discussing Jacob’s family, the narrative traces Esau’s family line (see Gen 36).

³ tn Heb “her”; the referent has been specified here in the translation for clarity.

⁴ tn Heb “Rebekah”; here the proper name was replaced by the pronoun (“her”) in the translation for stylistic reasons.

⁵ tn Heb “and he took Rebekah and she became his wife and he loved her.”

⁶ tn Heb “after his mother.” This must refer to Sarah’s death.

⁷ tn Heb “to the people of the land” (also in v. 12).

⁸ tn Or “took.”

sn Abraham had taken another wife. These events are not necessarily in chronological order following the events of the preceding chapter. They are listed here to summarize Abraham’s other descendants before the narrative of his death.

⁹ tn Heb “And Abraham added and took.”