“And it came to pass after these things, that it was told Abraham, saying, Behold, Milcah, she hath also born children unto thy brother Nahor;”
After these things Abraham is told that Milcah has borne sons to his brother Nahor. The genealogical notice seems prosaic after the drama of the Aqedah — but it is not incidental. The sons of Nahor will supply the family from which Isaac's wife Rebekah comes in Genesis 24. The listing of Nahor's children is the setup for the next major act in the covenant story. The application: the genealogical notices that seem like interruptions of the narrative are often its most important connective tissue. Pay attention to the lists.
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