Bethuel the Syrian was the father of Laban and more importantly, Rebecca. He is listed on the Biblical Timeline Poster around 1804 BC. Bethuel was also related to Abraham through his parents Nahor and Milcah. Who were Abraham’s brother and niece respectively. Bethuel was the youngest of eight sons which included Uz, Buz, Kemuel, Kesed, Hazo, Pildash, and Jidlaph. He was first mentioned in Genesis 22:22-23.
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Nahor settled in Paddan Aram (also known as Aram-naharaim, in northern Syria and now a site in Altinbasak village in southern Turkey) with his wife Milcah and eight sons which included Bethuel. Bethuel still lived in Paddam Aram when Abraham sent his servant to get a wife from his relatives for Isaac (Genesis 24).
Abraham’s servant prayed to God for guidance in choosing a suitable wife while resting beside a well just outside of town and saw Rebecca come out to draw water. Rebecca introduced herself as one of Bethuel’s children. He was also present (Genesis 24:50) during the servant’s narration of how Rebecca was chosen to be Isaac’s wife. Isaac and Rebecca were later married, making Bethuel both father-in-law and cousin to Isaac.
Bethuel’s grandson Jacob would come back years later to seek refuge from his brother Esau in his uncle Laban’s home in Paddan Aram. And later to marry two of Bethuel’s granddaughters Leah and Rachel.
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Jacob was not Bethuel’s grandson.
Bethuel was Rachel’s Father, Rachel is Jacob’s Mother. I think in genealogy that makes him his grandson?
Laban was Leah and Rachel’s father. Bethuel was Rachel and Leah’s grandfather or Laban and Rebekah’s father.
Rachel is Laban’s daughter. Rebecca was Bethuel’s daughter
1804 BC?
Beginning with a 4000 BC date for Adam’s creation (or 4004), from Adam to his 10th generation – Noah’s birth is 1056 (after Adam’s creation AMC) or 2944 BC. (The flood taking place on the 17th day of the second month “in the 600th year of Noah life. Gen. 7:11 – 1656 AMC or 2344 BC) – From Noah to his 10th generation – Abram (20th Gen. from Adam) was born in 1992 BC or 2008 AMC (4 years from the death of Noah in 1996 BC) Isaac was born when Abraham was 100 yrs old – 1892 BC and was taken to Mt Moriah in approx 1858 BC (33 1/2 yrs old) to be offered as a burn offering after the instruction of God in Gen 22:1-3. It was told at this time – 1858 BC – to Abraham that Milcaah “had” bore sons to Nahor with the 8th being Bethuel, the father of Rebekah.
If Sarah dies in 1855 BC (1982 – 1855)
being 127 years old, Gen 23:2, and Isaac being 37 yrs old at the time of his mothers’ death, and then marries Rebekah 3 yrs later at the age of 40 – Gen. 25:20 (1852 BC) how can Bethuel be born in 1804 BC? Bethuel is Rebekah’s father! and she is 15 to 25 years of age when she marries Isaac in 1852, making “her birth” between 1877 – 1867 BC. Bethuel’s age would be near Isaac’s or older – a birth around 1890 BC or before.
ps. of course these figures were taken and calculated from the most hated BOOK on the earth, the KJV, being translated from the Hebrew Masoretic text and not the fabled BC LXX.
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Info tells who Rebeccas father was, but never refers to who her mother is. Is it possible she was illigitimate, and her father took her to raise?
Who is Rebekah/Rebecca mother and did Betheul have a wife if what was her name