Bethuel becomes the father of Rebekah. These eight were born to Milcah and Nahor, Abraham's brother. The arrival of Rebekah's name in the genealogy is the narrative's announcement that the next covenant story is about to begin. Rebekah will be sought as a wife for Isaac in Genesis 24, and the entire chapter 24 turns on this genealogical connection established here. Luke 3:34 traces Jesus' lineage through Isaac and Rebekah. The application: the genealogy names Rebekah before she has done anything — the covenant purpose is established in the list before it unfolds in the story.

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