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Milcah

Milcah, the daughter of Haran and wife of Nahor, was the mother of Bethuel and the grandmother of Rebekah.

The name Milcah means “queen”

FemaleEarly PatriarchPatriarchs eraOld Testament1 book6 verses

Summary

A woman living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Genesis 11:29; only referred to as Milcah (מִלְכָּה); daughter of Haran; a sister of Lot and Iscah; wife of Nahor; mother of Uz, Buz, Kemuel, Chesed, Hazo, Pildash, Jidlaph and Bethuel.

Glossary entries

Milcah

Family members

Father

Haran

Spouse

Nahor

Siblings

Iscah Lot

Children

Bethuel Buz Chesed Hazo Jidlaph Kemuel Pildash Uz

Alternative names

Mentions

  1. Genesis 11:29
    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.
  2. Genesis 22:20
    Some time later, Abraham was told, “Milcah has also borne sons to your brother Nahor:
  3. Genesis 22:23
    And Bethuel became the father of Rebekah. Milcah bore these eight sons to Abraham’s brother Nahor.
  4. Genesis 24:15
    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.
  5. Genesis 24:24
    She replied, “I am the daughter of Bethuel, the son that Milcah bore to Nahor.”
  6. Genesis 24:47
    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.