Milcah (wife of Nahor)

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The wife of Nahor and grandmother of Rebekah (Gen 11:29; Gen 22:20; 24:15, 47).

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The Lexham Bible Dictionary

Milcah, Daughter of Haran

Milcah, Daughter of Haran (מִלְכָּה‎, milkah). The wife of Nahor and grandmother of Rebekah (Gen 11:29; Gen 22:20; 24:15, 47).

The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary

Milcah (Person)

MILCAH (PERSON) [Heb milkâ (מִלְכָּה‎)]. 1. Daughter of Haran, and therefore also sister of Lot, who married her uncle Nahor (Gen 11:29). Because she was the mother of Bethuel, Milcah also became the grandmother of Rebekah (Gen 22:20–33; 24:15). Whatever was the text is to be understood in terms of original

Baker Encyclopedia of the Bible

Milcah

Milcah. 1. Daughter of Haran and half-sister of Nahor who became Nahor’s wife (Gn 11:29). She bore Nahor eight sons (22:20–23). Through her son Bethuel she was the grandmother of Rebekah (24:15–47).2. One of the five daughters of Zelophehad. Because Zelophehad had no sons, his daughters petitioned Moses

Tyndale Bible Dictionary

Milcah

MILCAH1. Daughter of Haran and half sister of Nahor who became Nahor’s wife (Gn 11:29). She bore Nahor eight sons (22:20–23). Through her son Bethuel she was the grandmother of Rebekah (24:15–47).2. One of the five daughters of Zelophehad. Because Zelophehad had no sons, his daughters petitioned Moses

The HarperCollins Bible Dictionary (Revised and Updated)

Milcah

Milcah (mil´kuh).1 The daughter of Haran and sister of Lot (Gen. 11:29; cf. 11:27). She married Abraham’s brother Nahor and they had eight children, one of whom was Bethuel, father of Rebekah (Gen. 22:20–23). See also Bethuel; Haran.2 One of the five daughters of Zelophehad belonging to the tribe of

The Wycliffe Bible Encyclopedia

Milcah

MILCAH1. The daughter of Haran and the wife of Nahor, Abraham’s brother. She was the mother of eight children, among whom were Bethuel, the father of Rebekah and Laban (Gen 11:29; 22:20, 23; 24:15, 24, 47).2. The fourth of the five daughters of Zelophehad of Manasseh at the time of the Exodus. The

The New Bible Dictionary, Third Edition

Milcah

MILCAH (Heb. milkâ, ‘counsel’). 1. The daughter of Haran (Abraham’s brother) and wife of Nahor (Gn. 11:29). Her children are named in Gn. 22:20ff. Rebekah was her granddaughter (Gn. 24:15, 24, 47). 2. One of the five daughters of *Zelophehad of the tribe of Manasseh. Because they had no brothers, they

Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible

Milcah

Milcah (Heb. milkâ)1. The daughter of Haran, sister of Lot and Iscah, wife of Nahor, mother of eight, and grandmother of Rebekah (Gen. 11:29; 22:20–23; 24:15, 24, 47).2. One of the five daughters of Zelophehad for whom special provision was made that they might be his heirs (Num. 26:33; 27:1; 36:11;

Smith’s Bible Dictionary

Milcah

Mil´cah (queen or counsel).1. Daughter of Haran and wife of her uncle Nahor, Abraham’s brother, to whom she bore eight children. Gen. 11:29; 22:20, 23; 24:15, 24, 47.2. The fourth daughter of Zelophehad. Num. 26:33; 27:1; 36:11; Josh. 17:3.

The New Unger’s Bible Dictionary

Milcah

MIL´CAH (milʹka, “counsel, advice”).1. The daughter of Haran, and the wife of Nahor, by whom she had eight children. One of these, Bethuel, was the father of Rebekah (Gen. 11:29; 22:20, 23; 24:15, 24, 47), about 1950 b.c.2. The fourth named of the five daughters of Zelophehad of the tribe of Manasseh,

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