Milcah
Milcah (wife of Nahor)
Mentioned 1995–1856 BC traditional (Jones)
Daughter of Haran. Mentioned in 6 verses, first in Genesis 11:29.
Compiled from the tagged verses.
- The 22nd generation from Adam, counting Adam as the first.
- Mentioned in the era of the Patriarchs, 1996–1707 BC.
- Named in the same verses as Nahor, Abraham, Bethuel, Rebekah, Haran, Iscah, and Sarah.
Computed from the data. Years are traditional (Jones).
Family
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Timeline
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Mentions
6 tagged verses in 1 book. Select a book to read its verses.
The name in each translation
| Text | Occurrences of each name |
|---|---|
| BSB | Milcah 11 |
| KJV | Milcah 11 |
| ASV | Milcah 11 |
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Every verse
All 6 tagged verses, by book, in canonical order. The Berean Standard Bible is shown; switch to the King James or American Standard Version.
Genesis6 verses
- 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.
- 22:20
Some time later, Abraham was told, “Milcah has also borne sons to your brother Nahor:
- 22:23
And Bethuel became the father of Rebekah. Milcah bore these eight sons to Abraham’s brother Nahor.
- 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.
- 24:24
She replied, “I am the daughter of Bethuel, the son that Milcah bore to Nahor.”
- 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.