Genesis 22:20-24

Nahor and Milcah lived in the country that was called Mesopotamia. Abraham had lived there before he came to *Canaan.

This news told Abraham that he had many relatives in Mesopotamia. So Abraham waited until his son Isaac was old enough to marry. And then he sent his servant to Mesopotamia to find a wife for Isaac. (See Genesis 24:4; Genesis 24:10.)

offering ~ a gift to God. An offering may be an animal. People killed the animal and burned it on an altar.

altar ~ a table where one burned an animal as an offering to God. An altar is usually several large stones that form a pile.
donkey ~ an animal like a small horse. Donkeys can carry heavy loads on their backs. People ride on them.
altar ~ a table where one burned an animal as an offering to God. An altar is usually several large stones that form a pile.

offering ~ a gift to God. An offering may be an animal. People killed the animal and burned it on an altar.
Lord ~ a lord is a person who has authority. ‘The Lord’ means God. It is a translation of God’s name. The Hebrews wrote God’s name as YHWH. We may write it as Yahweh.

Hebrew ~ the Hebrew people were Abraham and his descendants. The ancient Hebrew language is the original language of Genesis. It is also the original language of most of the Old Testament (the first part of the Bible). This language is like the modern Hebrew language, which people speak in the country Israel today.

descendants ~ children and grandchildren and later members of the family.
angel ~ a servant of God who brings messages from heaven. The Hebrew word that means ‘angel’ also means ‘messenger’.

Hebrew ~ the Hebrew people were Abraham and his descendants. The ancient Hebrew language is the original language of Genesis. It is also the original language of most of the Old Testament (the first part of the Bible). This language is like the modern Hebrew language, which people speak in the country Israel today.

messenger ~ someone who brings a message.

descendants ~ children and grandchildren and later members of the family.
horn ~ a long, hard bone that grows on the head of some animals.
descendants ~ children and grandchildren and later members of the family.
righteous ~ to be right with God; people whom God sees as clean and not his enemies; people who do what is right; just, good.
Canaan ~ the country where the Canaanites lived. (See Canaanites.) It is approximately the same land as the modern country Israel together with the land of the Palestinians.

Canaanites ~ Canaan’s descendants. Canaan was a grandson of Noah. (see Genesis 9:18.) The word Canaanites included Amorites and Hivites and other nations. (see Genesis 10:16-17.) It sometimes also included other people who lived in the country Canaan. These people were not descendants of Canaan.

descendants ~ children and grandchildren and later members of the family.