Milcah (daughter of Haran)
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Other people named Milcah: Milcah (daughter of Zelophehad).
| Hebrew / Greek | מִלְכָּה (H4435) |
|---|---|
| Description | Woman living at the time of the Patriarchs |
| Tribe or people | Early Patriarch |
| Mentioned in | 6 verses |
| First mention | Genesis 11:29 |
Milcah (daughter of Haran) is a woman living at the time of the Patriarchs. She is named in 6 verses of the Bible, first in Genesis 11:29.
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Genesis
- Genesis 11:29And Abram and Nahor took them wives: the name of Abram’s wife was Sarai; and the name of Nahor’s wife, Milcah, the daughter of Haran, the father of Milcah, and the father of Iscah.And Abram and Nahor took wives for themselves. Abram’s wife was named Sarai, and Nahor’s wife was named Milcah; she was the daughter of Haran, who was the father of both Milcah and Iscah.
- Genesis 22:20And it came to pass after these things, that it was told Abraham, saying, Behold, Milcah, she hath also born children unto thy brother Nahor;Some time later, Abraham was told, “Milcah has also borne sons to your brother Nahor:
- Genesis 22:23And Bethuel begat Rebekah: these eight Milcah did bear to Nahor, Abraham’s brother.And Bethuel became the father of Rebekah. Milcah bore these eight sons to Abraham’s brother Nahor.
- Genesis 24:15And it came to pass, before he had done speaking, that, behold, Rebekah came out, who was born to Bethuel, son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor, Abraham’s brother, with her pitcher upon her shoulder.Before the servant had finished praying, Rebekah came out with her jar on her shoulder. She was the daughter of Bethuel son of Milcah, the wife of Abraham’s brother Nahor.
- Genesis 24:24And she said unto him, I am the daughter of Bethuel the son of Milcah, which she bare unto Nahor.She replied, “I am the daughter of Bethuel, the son that Milcah bore to Nahor.”
- Genesis 24:47And I asked her, and said, Whose daughter art thou? And she said, The daughter of Bethuel, Nahor’s son, whom Milcah bare unto him: and I put the earring upon her face, and the bracelets upon her hands.Then I asked her, ‘Whose daughter are you?’ She replied, ‘The daughter of Bethuel son of Nahor, whom Milcah bore to him.’ So I put the ring on her nose and the bracelets on her wrists.
Notes
- Names, family links and verses from STEPBible's Translators Individualised Proper Names (TIPNR), STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0.
- Where several people share a name, which verses belong to which person, and the family links, follow STEPBible's identifications; some are uncertain and are marked so.