A daughter of Haran and wife of Abram's brother Nahor.
About 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).
Family Relationships
- Parents
- Haran
- Partner
- Nahor
- Half-siblings 2
- Lot, Iscah
- Children 8
- Uz (Genesis 22:21), Buz, Kemuel, Chesed, Hazo, Pildash, Jidlaph, Bethuel
- Nieces & Nephews 4
- Daughter1 of Lot, Daughter2 of Lot, Moab, Ben-ammi
- Aunt
- Sarah
- Uncles 2
- Abraham, Nahor
- Cousins 20
- Ishmael, Isaac, Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, Shuah, Uz (Genesis 22:21), Buz, Kemuel, Chesed, Hazo, Pildash, Jidlaph, Bethuel, Tebah, Gaham, Tahash, Maacah
Key References
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.
Some time later, Abraham was told, “Milcah has also borne sons to your brother Nahor:
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.
All Scripture References (6)
Genesis (6)
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.
Some time later, Abraham was told, “Milcah has also borne sons to your brother Nahor:
And Bethuel became the father of Rebekah. Milcah bore these eight sons to Abraham’s brother Nahor.
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.
She replied, “I am the daughter of Bethuel, the son that Milcah bore to Nahor.”
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.