Milcah
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This article is about the daughter of Haran. For Milcah, the daughter of Zelophehad, see Daughters of Zelophehad.
Milcah (Hebrew: מִלְכָּה Mīlkā, related to the Hebrew word for "queen") was the daughter of Haran and the wife of Nahor, according to the genealogies of Genesis. She is identified as the mother of Bethuel and grandmother of Rebecca and Laban in biblical tradition, and some texts of the Midrash have identified her as Sarah's sister.
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Milcah | |
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Born | |
Other names | Milkāh |
Spouse | Nahor |
Children | Uz (son/cousin), Buz (son/cousin), Kemuel (son/cousin), Kesed (son/cousin), Hazo (son/cousin), Pildash (son/cousin), Jidlaph (son/cousin), Bethuel (son/cousin) |
Parent | Haran (father/brother-in-law) |
Relatives | Lot (brother), Iscah (sister), Nahor (uncle/husband), Sarah (aunt/sister-in-law), Abraham (uncle/brother-in-law), Terah (grandfather/father-in-law), Nahor (great-grandfather/grandfather-in-law), Serug (great-great-grandfather/great-grandfather-in-law), Reu (great-great-great-grandfather), Peleg (great-great-great-great-grandfather), Joktan (great-great-great-great-granduncle), Eber (great-great-great-great-great-grandfather), Selah (great-great-great-great-great-great-grandfather), Arpachshad (great-great-great-great-great-great-great-grandfather), Shem (great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-grandfather), Japheth (great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-granduncle), Ham (great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-granduncle), Lot's wife (sister-in-law), Lot's daughters (nieces), Moab (grandnephew/nephew), Ben-Ammi (grandnephew/nephew), Aram (grandson), Rebecca (granddaughter), Laban (grandson), Isaac (cousin/grandson-in-law), Esau (great-grandson), Jacob (great-grandson/great-grandson-in-law), Leah (great-granddaughter/great-granddaughter-in-law), Rachel (great-granddaughter/great-granddaughter-in-law) |
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