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Bethuel

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1328

בְּתוּאֵל

be.tu.el — Bethuel

A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.22.22; son of: Nahor (H5152H) and Milcah (H4435); brother of: Uz (H5780H), Buz (H0938), Kemuel (H7055), Chesed (H3777), Hazo (H2375), Pildash (H6394), Jidlaph (H3044) and Tebah (H2875); half-brother of: Gaham (H1514), Tahash (H8477) and Maacah (H4601); father of: Rebekah (H7259) and Laban (H3837A) § Bethuel = "God destroys" or "man of God" or "dweller in God" nephew of Abraham, son of Nahor by Milcah, father of Rebekah

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3837

לָבָן

la.van — Laban

A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.24.29; son of: Bethuel (H1328A); brother of: Rebekah (H7259); father of: Rachel (H7354) and Leah (H3812) § Laban = "white" son of Bethuel, brother of Rebekah, and father of Leah and Rachel

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H7259

רִבְקָה

riv.qah — Rebekah

A woman living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.22.23; daughter of: Bethuel (H1328A); sister of: Laban (H3837A); married to Isaac (H3327); mother of: Esau (H6215) and Israel (H3478) Also named: Rhebekka (Ῥεβέκκα "Rebekah" G4479) § Rebekah = "ensnarer" daughter of Bethuel, sister of Laban, wife of Isaac, and mother of Esau and Jacob

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H4601

מַעֲכָה

ma.a.khah — Maacah

A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, only mentioned at Gen.22.24; son of: Nahor (H5152H) and Reumah (H7208); brother of: Tebah (H2875), Gaham (H1514) and Tahash (H8477); half-brother of: Uz (H5780H), Buz (H0938), Kemuel (H7055), Chesed (H3777), Hazo (H2375), Pildash (H6394), Jidlaph (H3044) and Bethuel (H1328A) § Maachah = "oppression" son of Nahor by concubine Reumah

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1683

דְּבוֹרָה

de.bo.rah — Deborah

A judge living at the time of the Patriarchs, only mentioned at Gen.35.8 § Deborah = "bee" 1) the nurse of Rebekah who accompanied her from the house of Bethuel 2) a prophetess who judged Israel

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H4435

מִלְכָּה

mil.kah — Milcah

A woman living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.11.29; daughter of: Haran (H2039); sister of: Lot (H3876) and Iscah (H3252); married to Nahor (H5152H); mother of: Uz (H5780H), Buz (H0938), Kemuel (H7055), Chesed (H3777), Hazo (H2375), Pildash (H6394), Jidlaph (H3044) and Bethuel (H1328A) § Milcah = "queen" 1) daughter of Haran and wife of Nahor, her uncle and Abraham's brother, to whom she bore 8 children 2) a daughter of Zelophehad and granddaughter of Manasseh

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H7055

קְמוּאֵל

qe.mu.el — Kemuel

A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, only mentioned at Gen.22.21; son of: Nahor (H5152H) and Milcah (H4435); brother of: Uz (H5780H), Buz (H0938), Chesed (H3777), Hazo (H2375), Pildash (H6394), Jidlaph (H3044) and Bethuel (H1328A); half-brother of: Tebah (H2875), Gaham (H1514), Tahash (H8477) and Maacah (H4601); father of: Aram (H0758H) § Kemuel = "raised of God" 1) son of Nahor by Milcah and father of Aram 2) son of Shiphtan, prince of the tribe of Ephraim, and one of the 12 men selected to apportion the promised land between the tribes 3) Levite, father of Hashabiah, prince of the tribe in the time of David

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H938

בּוּז

buz — Buz

A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, only mentioned at Gen.22.21; son of: Nahor (H5152H) and Milcah (H4435); brother of: Uz (H5780H), Kemuel (H7055), Chesed (H3777), Hazo (H2375), Pildash (H6394), Jidlaph (H3044) and Bethuel (H1328A); half-brother of: Tebah (H2875), Gaham (H1514), Tahash (H8477) and Maacah (H4601) § Buz = "contempt" 1) second son of Nahor, Abraham's nephew 2) a Gadite

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1329

בְּתוּל

be.tul — Bethul

§ Bethul = "God destroys" or "man of God" or "dweller in God" a town of Simeon in the south (also spelled 'Bethuel')

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1514

גַּ֫חַם

ga.cham — Gaham

A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, only mentioned at Gen.22.24; son of: Nahor (H5152H) and Reumah (H7208); brother of: Tebah (H2875), Tahash (H8477) and Maacah (H4601); half-brother of: Uz (H5780H), Buz (H0938), Kemuel (H7055), Chesed (H3777), Hazo (H2375), Pildash (H6394), Jidlaph (H3044) and Bethuel (H1328A) § Gaham = "burning" a son of Abraham's brother Nahor and his concubine Reumah

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2375

חֲזוֹ

cha.zo — Hazo

A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, only mentioned at Gen.22.22; son of: Nahor (H5152H) and Milcah (H4435); brother of: Uz (H5780H), Buz (H0938), Kemuel (H7055), Chesed (H3777), Pildash (H6394), Jidlaph (H3044) and Bethuel (H1328A); half-brother of: Tebah (H2875), Gaham (H1514), Tahash (H8477) and Maacah (H4601) § Hazo = "vision" son of Nahor by his wife Milcah

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2875

טֶ֫בַח

te.vach — Tebah

A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, only mentioned at Gen.22.24; son of: Nahor (H5152H) and Reumah (H7208); brother of: Gaham (H1514), Tahash (H8477) and Maacah (H4601); half-brother of: Uz (H5780H), Buz (H0938), Kemuel (H7055), Chesed (H3777), Hazo (H2375), Pildash (H6394), Jidlaph (H3044) and Bethuel (H1328A) § Tebah = "a slaughter" a son of Nahor by his concubine Reumah

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3044

יִדְלָ֑ף

yid.laph — Jidlaph

A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, only mentioned at Gen.22.22; son of: Nahor (H5152H) and Milcah (H4435); brother of: Uz (H5780H), Buz (H0938), Kemuel (H7055), Chesed (H3777), Hazo (H2375), Pildash (H6394) and Bethuel (H1328A); half-brother of: Tebah (H2875), Gaham (H1514), Tahash (H8477) and Maacah (H4601) § Jidlaph = "weeping" a son of Nahor

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3777

כֶּ֫שֶׂד

ke.sed — Chesed

A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, only mentioned at Gen.22.22; son of: Nahor (H5152H) and Milcah (H4435); brother of: Uz (H5780H), Buz (H0938), Kemuel (H7055), Hazo (H2375), Pildash (H6394), Jidlaph (H3044) and Bethuel (H1328A); half-brother of: Tebah (H2875), Gaham (H1514), Tahash (H8477) and Maacah (H4601) § Chesed = "increase" the 4th son of Nahor, the nephew of Abraham

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6394

פִּלְדָּשׁ

pil.dash — Pildash

A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, only mentioned at Gen.22.22; son of: Nahor (H5152H) and Milcah (H4435); brother of: Uz (H5780H), Buz (H0938), Kemuel (H7055), Chesed (H3777), Hazo (H2375), Jidlaph (H3044) and Bethuel (H1328A); half-brother of: Tebah (H2875), Gaham (H1514), Tahash (H8477) and Maacah (H4601) § Pildash = "flame of fire" one of the 8 sons of Nahor, the brother of Abraham, by Milcah his wife or niece

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H8477

תַּ֫חַשׁ

ta.chash — Tahash

A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, only mentioned at Gen.22.24; son of: Nahor (H5152H) and Reumah (H7208); brother of: Tebah (H2875), Gaham (H1514) and Maacah (H4601); half-brother of: Uz (H5780H), Buz (H0938), Kemuel (H7055), Chesed (H3777), Hazo (H2375), Pildash (H6394), Jidlaph (H3044), Bethuel (H1328A) § Thahash = "dugong" son of Nahor by his concubine Reumah and nephew of Abraham

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Historical dictionary entry

Man of God, or virgin of God, or house of God. (1.) The son of Nahor by Milcah; nephew of Abraham, and father of Rebekah (Gen. 22:22, 23; 24:15, 24, 47). He appears in person only once (24:50). (2.) A southern city of Judah (1 Chr. 4:30); called also Bethul (Josh. 19:4) and Bethel (12:16; 1 Sam. 30:27).

Scripture references

Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.

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