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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

BETHUEL (1)

be-thu'-el (bethu'el; "dweller in God"): A son of Nahor and Milcah, Abraham's nephew, father of Laban and Rebekah (Genesis 22:23; Genesis 24:15, 24, 47, 50; 25:20:00; 28:2, 5). In the last-named passage, he is surnamed "the Syrian." The only place where he appears as a leading character in the narrative is in connection with Rebekah's betrothal to Isaac; and even here, his son Laban stands out more prominently than he-a fact explainable on the ground of the custom which recognized the right of the brother to take a special interest in the welfare of the sister (compare Genesis 34:5, 21, 25 2 Samuel 13:20, 22). Ant, I, xvi, 2 states that Bethuel was dead at this time.

Frank E. Hirsch

BETHUEL (2)

be-thu'-el, beth'-u-el (bethu'el, "destroyed of God"): A town of Simeon (1 Chronicles 4:30), the same as Bethul (Joshua 19:4), and, probably, as the Beth-el of 1 Samuel 30:27.

Strong's Hebrew

1328b. Bethuel -- a place in Simeon
... 1328a, 1328b. Bethuel. 1329 . a place in Simeon. Transliteration: Bethuel
Short Definition: Bethuel. Word Origin from the same as ...
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1328a. Bethuel -- perhaps "man of God," a nephew of Abraham
... 1328, 1328a. Bethuel. 1328b . perhaps "man of God," a nephew of Abraham.
Transliteration: Bethuel Short Definition: Bethuel. Word ...
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1328. Bthuw'el -- perhaps "man of God," a nephew of Abraham
... Bthuw'el. 1328a . perhaps "man of God," a nephew of Abraham. Transliteration:
Bthuw'el Phonetic Spelling: (beth-oo-ale') Short Definition: Bethuel. Bethuel ...
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1329. Bethul -- a place in Simeon
... from Bethuel Definition a place in Simeon NASB Word Usage Bethul (1). Bethuel. For
Bthuw'el; Bethul (ie Bethuel), a place in Palestine -- Bethuel. ...
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Library

Chapter xxviii
... Up, go to Paddan-aram, to the home of Bethuel, thy mother's father, and take a wife
to thyself from the daughters of Laban, thy mother's brother. ...
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Here Beginneth the Life of Isaac
... him saying: I charge thee in no wise to take a wife of the kindred of Canaan, but
go and walk into Mesopotamia of Syria, unto the house of Bethuel, father of ...
/.../wells/bible stories and religious classics/here beginneth the life of.htm

How Every Nation was Denominated from their First Inhabitants.
... Now Nahor had eight sons by Milcha; Uz and Buz, Kemuel, Chesed, Azau,
Pheldas, Jadelph, and Bethuel. These were all the genuine ...
/.../josephus/the antiquities of the jews/chapter 6 how every nation.htm

Guidance in the Way
... He had not made up his mind, 'Bethuel's daughter is a relation of my master's, and
so she will be a suitable wife for his son.' He left it all with God, and ...
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Chapter xxiv
... And it came to pass before he had finished speaking, that, behold, there came forth
Rebekah, who had been born to Bethuel, son of Milcah, wife of Nahor, the ...
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How Isaac Took Rebeka to Wife.
... "They," says she, "call me Rebeka; my father was Bethuel, but he is dead; and Laban
is my brother; and, together with my mother, takes care of all our family ...
/.../josephus/the antiquities of the jews/chapter 16 how isaac took.htm

Of Jacob's Mission to Mesopotamia to Get a Wife, and of the vision ...
... Arise, fly to Mesopotamia, 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. ...
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Here Followeth the Life of Abraham
... He had not fully finished these words with himself, but that Rebekah, daughter of
Bethuel, son of Milcah wife of Nahor, brother of Abraham, came out of the town ...
/.../wells/bible stories and religious classics/here followeth the life of.htm

Concerning Jacob's Flight into Mesopotamia, by Reason of the Fear ...
... Of the last of whom [Nahor] Bethuel thy grandfather was the son. Isaac my father
was the son of Abraham and of Sarah, who was the daughter of Haran. ...
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Chapter xxix
... strangers Jacob can learn what he needs to know if they should happen to know Laban,
whom he here calls, "the son of Nahor" rather then Bethuel's son, naming ...
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Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary

Bethuel

filiation of God

Smith's Bible Dictionary

Bethuel

(dweller in God), the son of Nahor by Milcah; nephew of Abraham, and father of Rebekah, (Genesis 22:22,23; 24:15,24,47; 28:2) In (Genesis 25:20) and (Genesis 28:5) he is called "Bethuel the Syrian."

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Man of God, or virgin of God, or house of God.

(1.) The son of Nahor by Milcah; nephew of Abraham, and father of Rebekah (Genesis 22:22, 23; 24:15, 24, 47). He appears in person only once (24:50).

(2.) A southern city of Judah (1 Chronicles 4:30); called also Bethul (Joshua 19:4) and Bethel (12:16; 1 Samuel 30:27).

Thesaurus

Bethuel (10 Occurrences)
... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. BETHUEL (1). ... Ant, I, xvi, 2 states that
Bethuel was dead at this time. Frank E. Hirsch. BETHUEL (2). ...
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Bethu'el (10 Occurrences)
Bethu'el. Bethuel, Bethu'el. Bethul . ... Bethu'el (10 Occurrences). Genesis
22:22 and Chesed, and Hazo, and Pildash, and Jidlaph, and Bethuel.' (See RSV). ...
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Nahor (18 Occurrences)
... Genesis 22:23 Bethuel became the father of Rebekah. These eight Milcah bore to Nahor,
Abraham's brother. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV). ...
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Milcah (10 Occurrences)
... Genesis 22:23 Bethuel became the father of Rebekah. These eight Milcah bore to Nahor,
Abraham's brother. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV). ...
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Rebecca (28 Occurrences)
... (WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT RSV). Genesis 22:23 (And Bethuel begot Rebecca.)
These eight Milcah bore to Nahor, Abraham's brother. (DBY). ...
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Laban (52 Occurrences)
... White. (1.) The son of Bethuel, who was the son of Nahor, Abraham's brother. ... Genesis
24:50 Then Laban and Bethuel answered, "The thing proceeds from Yahweh. ...
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Paddan (11 Occurrences)
... Genesis 25:20 Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel
the Syrian of Paddan Aram, the sister of Laban the Syrian, to be his wife ...
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Padanaram (10 Occurrences)
... Genesis 25:20 And Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah to wife, the daughter
of Bethuel the Syrian of Padanaram, the sister to Laban the Syrian. ...
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Padan-aram (10 Occurrences)
... Genesis 25:20 And Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebecca as wife, the daughter
of Bethuel the Syrian of Padan-Aram, the sister of Laban the Syrian. ...
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Paddan-aram (10 Occurrences)
... Genesis 25:20 And Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah, the daughter of
Bethuel the Syrian of Paddan-aram, the sister of Laban the Syrian, to be his ...
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Bible Concordance

Bethuel (10 Occurrences)

Genesis 22:22 Chesed, Hazo, Pildash, Jidlaph, and Bethuel."
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

Genesis 22:23 Bethuel became the father of Rebekah. These eight Milcah bore to Nahor, Abraham's brother.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

Genesis 24:15 It happened, before he had finished speaking, that behold, Rebekah came out, who was born to Bethuel the son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor, Abraham's brother, with her pitcher on her shoulder.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

Genesis 24:24 She said to him, "I am the daughter of Bethuel the son of Milcah, whom she bore to Nahor."
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

Genesis 24:47 I asked her, and said,'Whose daughter are you?' She said,'The daughter of Bethuel, Nahor's son, whom Milcah bore to him.' I put the ring on her nose, and the bracelets on her hands.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

Genesis 24:50 Then Laban and Bethuel answered, "The thing proceeds from Yahweh. We can't speak to you bad or good.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

Genesis 25:20 Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel the Syrian of Paddan Aram, the sister of Laban the Syrian, to be his wife.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

Genesis 28:2 Arise, go to Paddan Aram, to the house of Bethuel your mother's father. Take a wife from there from the daughters of Laban, your mother's brother.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

Genesis 28:5 Isaac sent Jacob away. He went to Paddan Aram to Laban, son of Bethuel the Syrian, Rebekah's brother, Jacob's and Esau's mother.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

1 Chronicles 4:30 and at Bethuel, and at Hormah, and at Ziklag,
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

Subtopics

Bethuel

Bethuel: Son of Nahor, Father of Rebekah

Related Terms

Bethu'el (10 Occurrences)

Nahor (18 Occurrences)

Milcah (10 Occurrences)

Rebecca (28 Occurrences)

Laban (52 Occurrences)

Paddan (11 Occurrences)

Padanaram (10 Occurrences)