Abraham Worries Over a Wife for Isaac After the Binding

Another interpretation of "After these things" (Genesis 22:20): after the troubling thoughts about the matters that had occurred there. Who was troubled by such thoughts? Abraham was troubled. He said: "Had Isaac died on Mount Moriah, he would have died without children. Now that a miracle was done for him, I will take a wife for him from the daughters of Aner, Eshkol, and Mamre, who are righteous women, even though they are not of distinguished lineage; for what does lineage matter to me?" The Holy One, blessed be He, said to him: "There is no need. The mate of your son Isaac has already been born, as it is said, 'Behold, Milcah also has borne children' (Genesis 22:20)." What is the meaning of "also she"? Just as this one [Sarah] had children of the mistress numbering eight and children of the concubine numbering four, so too this one [Milcah, in her household] had children of the mistress numbering eight and children of the concubine numbering four.