Genesi 24:24

24 Ed ella rispose: "Son figliuola di Bethuel figliuolo di Milca, ch’ella partorì a Nahor".

Genesi 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 ) .

Genesi 24:24 In-Context

22 E quando i cammelli ebbero finito di bere, l’uomo prese un anello d’oro del peso di mezzo siclo, e due braccialetti del peso di dieci sicli d’oro, per i polsi di lei, e disse:

23 "Di chi sei figliuola? deh, dimmelo. V’è posto in casa di tuo padre per albergarci?"

24 Ed ella rispose: "Son figliuola di Bethuel figliuolo di Milca, ch’ella partorì a Nahor".

25 E aggiunse: "C’è da noi strame e foraggio assai, e anche posto da albergare".

26 E l’uomo s’inchinò, adorò l’Eterno, e disse: