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Bethuel in the Bible.

The son of Nahor by Milcah; nephew of Abraham, and father of Rebekah. The King James Version names Bethuel in 9 verses, from Genesis 22:22 to Genesis 28:5.

Bethuel’s family.

His family as Theographic Bible Metadata lists it; each name opens its own page.

Who Bethuel was.

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).

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).

Places in Bethuel’s story.

Each opens its own page: where it is on the map and every verse.

All 9 verses that name Bethuel.

Genesis 9

  • Genesis 22:22And Chesed, and Hazo, and Pildash, and Jidlaph, and Bethuel.
  • Genesis 22:23And Bethuel begat Rebekah: these eight Milcah did bear to Nahor, Abraham’s brother.
  • Genesis 24:15And it came to pass, before he had done speaking, that, behold, Rebekah came out, who was born to Bethuel, son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor, Abraham’s brother, with her pitcher upon her shoulder.
  • Genesis 24:24And she said unto him, I am the daughter of Bethuel the son of Milcah, which she bare unto Nahor.
  • Genesis 24:47And I asked her, and said, Whose daughter art thou? And she said, The daughter of Bethuel, Nahor’s son, whom Milcah bare unto him: and I put the earring upon her face, and the bracelets upon her hands.
  • Genesis 24:50Then Laban and Bethuel answered and said, The thing proceedeth from the LORD: we cannot speak unto thee bad or good.
  • Genesis 25:20And Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah to wife, the daughter of Bethuel the Syrian of Padan-aram, the sister to Laban the Syrian.
  • Genesis 28:2Arise, go to Padan-aram, to the house of Bethuel thy mother’s father; and take thee a wife from thence of the daughters of Laban thy mother’s brother.
  • Genesis 28:5And Isaac sent away Jacob: and he went to Padan-aram unto Laban, son of Bethuel the Syrian, the brother of Rebekah, Jacob’s and Esau’s mother.

Questions about Bethuel.

Who was Bethuel in the Bible?

The son of Nahor by Milcah; nephew of Abraham, and father of Rebekah. The King James Version names Bethuel in 9 verses, from Genesis 22:22 to Genesis 28:5.

Who were Bethuel’s parents?

His father was Nahor and his mother Milcah.

Who were Bethuel’s children?

BibleLectio’s family tree lists Laban and Rebekah.

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