Iscah
Easton's Bible Dictionary [1]
Genesis 11:29,31
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.)
Holman Bible Dictionary [3]
Genesis 11:29
Hitchcock's Bible Names [4]
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible [5]
ISCAH . A daughter of Haran and sister of Milcah, Genesis 11:29 (J [Note: Jahwist.] ).
Morrish Bible Dictionary [6]
Daughter of Haran, the brother of Abraham. Genesis 11:29 . According to Josephus the Jews believed she was Sarai, Abraham's wife.
Smith's Bible Dictionary [7]
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).
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.
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [9]
(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.).
References
- ↑ Iscah from Easton's Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Iscah from Fausset's Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Iscah from Holman Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Iscah from Hitchcock's Bible Names
- ↑ Iscah from Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible
- ↑ Iscah from Morrish Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Iscah from Smith's Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Iscah from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
- ↑ Iscah from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature