“It was after these matters, that it was told to Abraham, saying: Behold, Milka, she too has borne children to your brother Naḥor” (Genesis 22:20). “It was after these matters, it was told to Abraham, saying: Behold, Milka…has borne children.” It is written: “The life of good tidings heals the heart, and envy is the rot of bones” (Proverbs 14:30) – while he [Abraham] was still at Mount Moriah1Where he had come so close to losing Isaac. he received tidings that the [future] spouse of his son was born, as it is stated: “Behold, Milka, too, has borne ….”2One of Milka’s descendants was Rebecca.
“It will be healing for your navel, and an elixir for your bones” (Proverbs 3:8) – while he was still at Mount Moriah he received tidings that the [future] spouse of his son was born,3The navel is symbolic of the connection from one generation to the next. as it is stated: “Behold, Milka, she too has borne children.”