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Ramban on Genesis 22:23/רמב"ן על בראשית כ״ב:כ״ג
אוּבְתוּאֵל יָלַד אֶת רִבְקָה לֹא הִזְכִּיר הַכָּתוּב לָבָן וְאִם הוּא גָּדוֹל מֵרִבְקָה, כִּי לֹא בָּא לְהַזְכִּיר רַק הַשְּׁמוֹנָה שֶׁיָּלְדָה מִלְכָּה לְנָחוֹר. אֲבָל הִזְכִּיר רִבְקָה כִּי לְהוֹדִיעַ יִחוּסָהּ בָּאָה הַפָּרָשָׁה. וְטַעַם "אֲבִי אֲרָם" לֹא הִזְכִּיר אֲרָם רַק לְהוֹדִיעַ וּלְהַכִּיר קְמוּאֵל, כִּי אֲרָם הָיָה נִכְבָּד מֵאָבִיו, וְאוּלַי קְמוּאֵל אַחֵר הָיָה בְּדוֹרָם, וְזֶה אֲבִי אֲרָם:
1AND BETHUEL BEGOT REBEKAH. The verse does not mention Laban, even though he was older than Rebekah, for its intent is only to mention the eight children which Milcah bore to Nahor.397 However, Rebekah is mentioned since the entire chapter is written to make known her genealogy.Kemuel the father of Aram.398 Aram is mentioned only in order to make known the identity of Kemuel as Aram was a more important man than his father. Perhaps, also, there was another Kemuel in their generation. Hence [Scripture identifies Kemuel by saying that] he was the father of Aram.