Bible Encyclopedia: Milcah

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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

MILCAH

mil'-ka (milkah; Melcha):

(1) Daughter of Haran, wife of Nahor, and grandmother of Rebekah (Genesis 11:29; Genesis 22:20-23; 24:15, 24, 47).

(2) Daughter of Zelophehad (Numbers 26:33; Numbers 27:1; Numbers 36:11 Joshua 17:3). Many recent authorities are of opinion that Milcah is an abbreviation of Bethmilcah, and is a geographical rather than a personal name.

Strong's Hebrew

4435. Milkah -- two Israelite women
... Milkah. 4436 . two Israelite women. Transliteration: Milkah Phonetic Spelling:
(mil-kaw') Short Definition: Milcah. ... women NASB Word Usage Milcah (11). Milcah. ...
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Library

Of the Era in Abraham's Life from which a New Period in the Holy ...
... And 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 ...
//christianbookshelf.org/augustine/city of god/chapter 12 of the era in.htm

How Rebekah Became the Wife of Isaac
... Tell me, I beg of you. Is there room in your father's house for us to spend the
night?" She answered, "I am the grand-daughter of Milcah and Nahor. ...
/.../sherman/the childrens bible/how rebekah became the wife.htm

Chapter xi
... Now Abram and Nahor married: the name of Abram's wife was Sarai, and the name of
Nahor's wife was Milcah, the daughter of Haran, the father of Milcah and of ...
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Why, in the Account of Terah's Emigration, on his Forsaking the ...
... and led them forth out of the region of the Chaldeans to go into the land of Canaan;
and he came into Haran, and dwelt there." [890] Nahor and Milcah his wife ...
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Chapter xxiv
... And it came to pass before he had finished speaking, that, behold, there came forth
Rebekah, who had been born to Bethuel, son of Milcah, wife of Nahor, the ...
/...//christianbookshelf.org/leupold/exposition of genesis volume 1/chapter xxiv.htm

Chapter xxii
... 20. And it came to pass after these things that someone reported to Abraham:
Behold, Milcah, too, has born children to Nahor, thy brother. ...
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Here Followeth the Life of Abraham
... He had not fully finished these words with himself, but that Rebekah, daughter of
Bethuel, son of Milcah wife of Nahor, brother of Abraham, came out of the town ...
/.../wells/bible stories and religious classics/here followeth the life of.htm

Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary

Milcah

queen

Smith's Bible Dictionary

Milcah

(queen or counsel).

Daughter of Haran and wife of her uncle Nahor, Abraham's brother, to whom she bore eight children. (Genesis 11:29; 22:20,23; 24:15,24,47)
The fourth daughter of Zelophehad. (Numbers 26:33; 27:1; 36:11; Joshua 17:3)

Thesaurus

Milcah (10 Occurrences)
... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia MILCAH. ... Multi-Version Concordance Milcah
(10 Occurrences). Genesis 11:29 Abram and Nahor took wives. ...
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Nahor (18 Occurrences)
... He married Milcah, the daughter of his brother Haran, and remained in the land of
his nativity on the east of the river Euphrates at Haran (Genesis 11:27-32). ...
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Bethuel (10 Occurrences)
... Man of God, or virgin of God, or house of God. (1.) The son of Nahor by Milcah;
nephew of Abraham, and father of Rebekah (Genesis 22:22, 23; 24:15, 24, 47). ...
/b/bethuel.htm - 11k

Zelophehad (9 Occurrences)
... 26:33 Zelophehad the son of Hepher had no sons, but daughters: and the names of
the daughters of Zelophehad were Mahlah, and Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah. ...
/z/zelophehad.htm - 11k

Tirzah (17 Occurrences)
... 26:33 Zelophehad the son of Hepher had no sons, but daughters: and the names of
the daughters of Zelophehad were Mahlah, and Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah. ...
/t/tirzah.htm - 14k

Mahlah (5 Occurrences)
... 26:33 Zelophehad the son of Hepher had no sons, but daughters: and the names of
the daughters of Zelophehad were Mahlah, and Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah. ...
/m/mahlah.htm - 9k

Bethu'el (10 Occurrences)
... Bethuel.' (See RSV). Genesis 22:23 And Bethuel begot Rebekah; these eight did
Milcah bear to Nahor, Abraham's brother. (See RSV). Genesis 24 ...
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Zeloph'ehad (8 Occurrences)
... the son of Manasseh, of the families of Manasseh the son of Joseph; and these are
the names of his daughters: Mahlah, Noah, and Hoglah, and Milcah, and Tirzah. ...
/z/zeloph'ehad.htm - 8k

Nahor's (4 Occurrences)
... The name of Abram's wife was Sarai, and the name of Nahor's wife, Milcah,
the daughter of Haran who was also the father of Iscah. ...
/n/nahor's.htm - 7k

Iscah (1 Occurrence)
... Easton's Bible Dictionary Spy, the daughter of Haran and sister of Milcah and Lot
(Genesis 11:29, 31). Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. ISCAH. ...
/i/iscah.htm - 7k

Bible Concordance

Milcah (10 Occurrences)

Genesis 11:29 Abram and Nahor took wives. The name of Abram's wife was Sarai, and the name of Nahor's wife, Milcah, the daughter of Haran who was also the father of Iscah.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Genesis 22:20 It happened after these things, that it was told Abraham, saying, "Behold, Milcah, she also has borne children to your brother Nahor:
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Genesis 22:23 Bethuel became the father of Rebekah. These eight Milcah bore to Nahor, Abraham's brother.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Genesis 24:15 It happened, before he had finished speaking, that behold, Rebekah came out, who was born to Bethuel the son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor, Abraham's brother, with her pitcher on her shoulder.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Genesis 24:24 She said to him, "I am the daughter of Bethuel the son of Milcah, whom she bore to Nahor."
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Genesis 24:47 I asked her, and said,'Whose daughter are you?' She said,'The daughter of Bethuel, Nahor's son, whom Milcah bore to him.' I put the ring on her nose, and the bracelets on her hands.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Numbers 26:33 Zelophehad the son of Hepher had no sons, but daughters: and the names of the daughters of Zelophehad were Mahlah, and Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Numbers 27:1 Then drew near the daughters of Zelophehad, the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, of the families of Manasseh the son of Joseph; and these are the names of his daughters: Mahlah, Noah, and Hoglah, and Milcah, and Tirzah.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Numbers 36:11 for Mahlah, Tirzah, and Hoglah, and Milcah, and Noah, the daughters of Zelophehad, were married to their father's brothers' sons.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Joshua 17:3 But Zelophehad, the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, had no sons, but daughters: and these are the names of his daughters: Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Subtopics

Milcah

Milcah: Daughter of Zelophehad: Special Legislation in Regard to the Inheritance of

Milcah: The Wife of Nahor and the Mother of Bethuel

Related Terms

Nahor (18 Occurrences)

Bethuel (10 Occurrences)

Zelophehad (9 Occurrences)

Tirzah (17 Occurrences)

Mahlah (5 Occurrences)

Bethu'el (10 Occurrences)

Zeloph'ehad (8 Occurrences)