Genesis 24:24

24 She answered him, "I am the daughter of Bethuel son of Milcah, whom she bore to Nahor."

Genesis 24:24 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 24:24

And she said unto him, I [am] the daughter of Bethuel the son
of Milcah
Which Milcah was the daughter of Haran, Abraham's elder brother, and, as thought by many, sister to Sarah, Abraham's wife, see ( Genesis 11:29 ) : which she bare unto Nahor;
Abraham's brother; so that her father was Nahor's son, not by his concubine Reumah, but by his lawful wife Milcah, which sets Rebekah's descent in a true light, see ( Genesis 22:20-24 ) ; whether she told her own name is not certain, it may be, since the servant bade it, ( Genesis 24:45 ) .

Genesis 24:24 In-Context

22 After the camels had finished drinking, the man took a gold ring weighing half a shekel, and for her wrists two bracelets weighing 10 shekels of gold.

23 "Whose daughter are you?" he asked. "Please tell me, is there room in your father's house for us to spend the night?"

24 She answered him, "I am the daughter of Bethuel son of Milcah, whom she bore to Nahor."

25 She also said to him, "We have plenty of straw and feed, and a place to spend the night."

26 Then the man bowed down, worshiped the Lord,