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And his concubine,וּפִילַגְשׁוֹwhose name was Reumah,וּשְׁמָהּ רְאוּמָהalsoגַּם הִואboreוַתֵּלֶדTebah,אֶת טֶבַחGaham,וְאֶת גַּחַםTahash,וְאֶת תַּחַשׁand Maacah.וְאֶת מַעֲכָה
Genesis 22:24
Study it in the app“And his concubine, whose name was Reumah, also bore Tebah, Gaham, Tahash, and Maacah.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 22:24, word by word
- And his concubineפִילַגְשׁfilagsh
concubine
Concubine: a woman joined to a man in a recognized way, but with fewer rights than the main wife. It was a custom of the time that the Bible tells without making it a model.
Where else “filagsh” appears- whose name was Reumahשְׁמָshema
name
The word by which a person, place or thing is called and recognized.
Where else “shema” appears- whose name was Reumahרְאוּמָהreuma
Reumah
Reumah, a concubine of Nahor.
Where else “reuma” appears- boreתֵּלֶדteled
bear
To bring a child into the world, giving birth after pregnancy.
Where else “teled” appears- Tebahטֶבַחtevach
Tebah
Tebah, a son of Nahor and Reumah.
Where else “tevach” appears- Gahamגַּחַםgacham
Gaham
Gaham, a son of Nahor and Reumah.
Where else “gacham” appears- Tahashתַּחַשׁtachash
Tahash
Tahash, a son of Nahor and Reumah.
Where else “tachash” appears- and Maacahמַעֲכָהmaacha
Maacah
Maacah, the name of several people, men and women; among them a son of Nahor and the daughter of the king of Geshur, David's wife and Absalom's mother. Also a small kingdom in the north.
Where else “maacha” appears
The context
23Bethuel fathered Rebekah. These eight Milcah bore to Nahor, Abraham’s brother.
24 · This verse (above)
To study Genesis 22 in a group
1. What it says
What did Elohim ask of Abraham, and what provision appeared on the mountain (vv. 2, 12-13)?
2. What it means
What does this account teach about trusting Elohim and his provision (vv. 12-14)?
3. How I live it
What is hard for you to place in Elohim’s hands, and how can you talk with him about it?