Though I haven’t posted in a while thought I’d share a quick link for the Bible Reading Plan - Original Order.
Today’s reading was Genesis 22-24.
When Abraham tells his servant to go find Isaac a wife (Genesis 24) – and the servant meets Rebekah she meets the fleece test (see Judges 6).
Verse 29 says her brother’s name is Laban – stop. Go back, wait, what?!?!?!
Gen 22:20-24 just gave the genealogy, and I didn’t remember seeing Laban and totally missed Bethuel as Nahor’s son.
Somehow, I assumed Bethuel was the mother (Gen 24:50-55).
Well, wouldn’t the words born and begat be a clue? Not necessarily, born and begat, at least in this passage share the same Hebrew word (H3205 - yaw-lad').
Genealogy matters. Have you been begotten by the Father into His eternal family?
