Milcah

Milcah (Hebrew: מלכה, Milkah; "queen") was the daughter of Haran, sister of Lot and Sarah, and wife of Nahor.

Family[edit]

She married Nahor sometime before the departure of Abraham for Canaan. (Genesis 11:29 ) They had eight sons: Uz, Buz, Kemuel, Chesed, Hazo, Pildash, Jidlaph, and Bethuel. (Genesis 22:20-23 )

Her son Bethuel later had two famous children, Rebekah and Laban, each of whom were prominent ancestors of the house of Israel.

See also[edit]

• Israel
• Islam
• Palestine

v • d • e Hebrews and related peoples Sons of Terah Abraham · Nahor · Haran Children of Haran Lot · Sarah · Milcah Children and descendents of Nahor Bethuel · Rebekah · Laban Sons of Abraham Isaac · Ishmael · Midian Sons of Isaac Esau · Jacob