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Setting the Stage for Isaac
All commentators agree that this genealogy is not a random list of names. It is strategically placed to introduce Rebekah, who will become Isaac's wife. This detail paves the way for the narrative in Genesis 24, showing how God was providentially preparing for the continuation of the covenant line.
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Albert Barnes
On Genesis 22:1–24
18th Century
Theologian
2. מריה morı̂yâh — “Moriah”; Samaritan: מוראה môr'âh; Septuagint, ὑψηλή hupsēlē — Onkelos, “w…
John Gill
On Genesis 22:23
17th Century
Pastor
And Bethuel begat Rebekah Who was to be and was the wife of Isaac; and, for the sake of her genealogy, the above account …
Matthew Henry
On Genesis 22:20–24
17th Century
Minister
This chapter ends with some account of Nahor's family, who had settled at Haran. This seems to be given for the connection which it had with the ch…