Difference between revisions of "Iscah"
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== Fausset's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_35941" /> == | == Fausset's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_35941" /> == | ||
<p> Daughter of Haran, Abram's brother; sister of Milcah and Lot. Same as Sarai, and Abraham, according to Jewish tradition (Josephus, Ant. 1:6, section 5). (See [[Sarai]] ; | <p> Daughter of Haran, Abram's brother; sister of Milcah and Lot. Same as Sarai, and Abraham, according to Jewish tradition (Josephus, Ant. 1:6, section 5). (See [[Sarai]] ; [[Abraham]] </p> | ||
== Morrish Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_66860" /> == | == Morrish Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_66860" /> == | ||
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== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_45317" /> == | == Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_45317" /> == | ||
<p> (Heb. Yiskah', יַסְכָּה '', Spy;'' Sept. | <p> (Heb. Yiskah', '''''יַסְכָּה''''' '', Spy;'' Sept. '''''Ι᾿Εσχά''''' ), the daughter of Haran, and sister of Milcah and [[Lot]] ( Genesis 11:29; comp. Genesis 11:31). Jewish tradition, as in Josephus ''(Ant.'' 1, 6, 5), [[Jerome]] ''(Qucest. In Genesin),'' and the [[Targum]] Pseudo-Jonathan, identifies her with SARAH (See [[Sarah]]) (q.v.). </p> | ||
== International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_4849" /> == | == International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_4849" /> == | ||
Latest revision as of 07:56, 15 October 2021
Smith's Bible Dictionary [1]
Is'cah. (One Who Looks Forth). Daughter of Haran, the brother of Abram, and sister of Milcah and of Lot. Genesis 11:29. In the Jewish traditions, she is identified with Sarai. (B.C. about 1920).
Fausset's Bible Dictionary [2]
Daughter of Haran, Abram's brother; sister of Milcah and Lot. Same as Sarai, and Abraham, according to Jewish tradition (Josephus, Ant. 1:6, section 5). (See Sarai ; Abraham
Morrish Bible Dictionary [3]
Daughter of Haran, the brother of Abraham. Genesis 11:29 . According to Josephus the Jews believed she was Sarai, Abraham's wife.
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible [4]
Iscah . A daughter of Haran and sister of Milcah, Genesis 11:29 (J [Note: Jahwist.] ).
Easton's Bible Dictionary [5]
Genesis 11:29,31
Holman Bible Dictionary [6]
Genesis 11:29
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [7]
(Heb. Yiskah', יַסְכָּה , Spy; Sept. Ι᾿Εσχά ), the daughter of Haran, and sister of Milcah and Lot ( Genesis 11:29; comp. Genesis 11:31). Jewish tradition, as in Josephus (Ant. 1, 6, 5), Jerome (Qucest. In Genesin), and the Targum Pseudo-Jonathan, identifies her with SARAH (See Sarah) (q.v.).
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [8]
iz´ka , is´ka ( יסכּה , yiṣkāh ): Daughter of Haran and sister of Milcah the wife of Nahor ( Genesis 11:29 ). Tradition identifies her with Sarai, Abram's wife; but without sufficient reason.
References
- ↑ Iscah from Smith's Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Iscah from Fausset's Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Iscah from Morrish Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Iscah from Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible
- ↑ Iscah from Easton's Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Iscah from Holman Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Iscah from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
- ↑ Iscah from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
