Old Testament · Major figure
Milcah
The daughter of Haran and wife of Nahor, who became the grandmother of Rebekah.
Milcah is identified in Genesis as the daughter of Haran and the wife of Abraham's brother, Nahor. She is significant as the mother of Bethuel and grandmother of Rebekah, linking the patriarchal line to the family of Nahor in Mesopotamia. The name also appears in Numbers and Joshua referring to one of the five daughters of Zelophehad, who successfully petitioned for their father's inheritance in the Promised Land.
In the text
- Verses
- 10
- Books
- 3
- First appears
- Genesis 11:29
- Last appears
- Joshua 17:3
Where Milcah appears
10 verses · 7 chaptersIn the same books
- Kenaz14 versesA descendant of Esau and a prominent leader among the clans of Edom and the tribe of Judah.
- Terah12 versesThe father of Abraham, Nahor, and Haran who migrated from Ur of the Chaldeans toward Canaan.
- Esau57 versesThe elder son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Jacob, and the progenitor of the Edomite nation.
- Kohath31 versesThe second son of Levi and ancestor of the Kohathite clan, who were responsible for the care of the tabernacle.
- Gershon27 versesThe eldest son of Levi and ancestor of the Gershonite clan of Levites responsible for the Tabernacle curtains.
- Bela12 versesBela is a name shared by an Edomite king and two distinct figures within the genealogies of Benjamin.
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