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    One other person, place or group in the registry answers to the name Bethuel. Every Bethuel in the Bible

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    Bethuel

    בְּתוּאֵל

    Bethuel, the son of Nahor and Milcah, was the father of Rebekah, Isaac's wife.

    verses
    9
    first named
    Genesis 22:22
    last named
    Genesis 28:5
    period
    the Patriarchs
    tribe
    Early Patriarch

    Description

    Who was Bethuel?

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    Bethuel was the son of Nahor, Abraham's brother, and Milcah, the daughter of Haran (Gen. 22:22-23). He lived in Paddan-aram, the region where Abraham's family originated. Bethuel was the father of Rebekah, who became the wife of Isaac, Abraham's son (Gen. 24:15, 24, 47). When Abraham's servant was sent to find a wife for Isaac, he was led to Rebekah, and Bethuel, along with his son Laban, agreed to the marriage (Gen. 24:50-51). Bethuel's lineage is significant, as it demonstrates the fulfillment of God's promise to Abraham that his descendants would come from his own family line (Gen. 17:4-7). Rebekah's marriage to Isaac ensured the continuation of the covenant promise through the next generation (Gen. 25:20; 28:2, 5).

    Relations

    Direct connections

    Every entity the graph places in a stated relation with this one, grouped by the kind of link. Each relation is authored once and its inverse derived, so both ends always agree. Rows marked “registry” come from the identity spine rather than from a verse, and a row marked “which bearer is the source’s decision” is one where the name could have meant more than one person. The last group is not a relation at all — it counts the events two entities stand in together.

    How the graph connects Bethuel10 of 16 entities the graph connects to Bethuel, in 2 groups: kinship 9, company 1. Kinship, company and ground are stated relations; events counts the acts two entities stand in together and is not a relation. Each mark is sized by how many verses name that entity and labelled with the link and the count, so the grouping and the size are both readable without colour. Distance from the centre carries nothing.LabanFather of · 46 versesRebekahFather of · 30 versesNahorChild of · 11 versesMilcahChild of · 6 versesBuzSibling of · 1 verseChesedSibling of · 1 verseGahamSibling of · 1 verseHazoSibling of · 1 verseJidlaphSibling of · 1 verseKinshipPaddanAssociated with · 16 versesCompanyBethuel

    The 10 best-attested of 16 are drawn. All 16 are listed below.

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    Where this happens

    The places the claims about this person reach, drawn where the gazetteer locates them. A point is where a row puts them and never where tradition does; no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.

    Where the story of Bethuel happensThe one place the claims about Bethuel reach, on a map of the world the text moves through, framed to them: Paddan. Each dot is a coordinate from the gazetteer, sized by how many rows put Bethuel there. The coastline is a modern one, simplified; no border, road or settlement of any period is drawn, and no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.Paddan
    the PatriarchsThe one place the claims about Bethuel reach

    Read it

    Where to read it

    Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — 9, across 1 book.

    1. Genesis9 verses

      22:2222:2324:1524:2424:4724:5025:2028:228:5

    Onward

    Where this page goes

    Not the direct relations above — these are one hop further out, ranked so that a rare shared connection outweighs a common one. Descriptions by STEPBible TIPNR.

    via Gaham and Maacah, and 3 moreReumahConcubine of Nahor, Abraham's brothervia Paddan and LabanIsaac’s sending of IsraelIsaac’s sending of Israel is an event attested across 2 verses, connecting 4 pageable entities.via Laban and RebekahIsraelPatriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribesvia Milcah and NahorHaranSon of Terah, brother of Abraham and father of Lot.via Milcah and NahorMilcah’s bearing of NahorMilcah’s bearing of Nahor is an event attested across 2 verses, connecting 2 pageable entities.via RebekahChief Servant, Abraham, Rebekah, and Servant Girls’ journey of WifeChief Servant, Abraham, Rebekah, and Servant Girls’ journey of Wife is an event attested across 9 verses, connecting 3 pageable entities.via RebekahEsauIsaac's firstborn son; sold birthright to Jacob; became Edom.via RebekahEsau and Rebekah’s preparation of Tasty Dish and BreadEsau and Rebekah’s preparation of Tasty Dish and Bread is an event attested across 3 verses, connecting 3 pageable entities.via RebekahIsaacSon of Abraham; father of Jacob and Esau.

    Where they appear

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