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Genèse 24:24

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24 Et elle lui dit: Je suis fille de Béthuël, le fils de Milca, qu'elle enfanta à Nachor.

Genèse 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 ) .

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Genèse 24:24 In-Context

22 Et, dès que les chameaux eurent achevé de boire, cet homme prit un anneau d'or, pesant un demi-sicle, et deux bracelets pour ses mains, pesant dix sicles d'or.
23 Et il dit: De qui es-tu fille? apprends-le-moi, je te prie. Y a-t-il dans la maison de ton père de la place pour nous, pour y passer la nuit?
24 Et elle lui dit: Je suis fille de Béthuël, le fils de Milca, qu'elle enfanta à Nachor.
25 Puis elle lui dit: Il y a chez nous beaucoup de paille et de fourrage, et aussi de la place pour y passer la nuit.
26 Et cet homme s'inclina et se prosterna devant l'Éternel;
The Ostervald translation is in the public domain.

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