Difference between revisions of "Iscah"

== Smith's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_73025" /> ==

<p> '''Is'cah.''' ''(one who looks forth).'' Daughter of Haran, the brother of Abram, and sister of [[Milcah]] and of Lot. &nbsp;Genesis 11:29. In the [[Jewish]] traditions, she is identified with Sarai. [[(B.C.]] about 1920). </p>

<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" /> ==

<p> Daughter of Haran, the brother of Abraham. &nbsp;Genesis 11:29 . According to [[Josephus]] the [[Jews]] believed she was Sarai, Abraham's wife. </p>

== Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_51760" /> ==

== Easton's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_32055" /> ==

&nbsp;Genesis 11:29,31

== Holman Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_41225" /> ==

&nbsp;Genesis 11:29

== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_45317" /> ==

<p> (Heb. Yiskah', יַסְכָּה '', spy;'' Sept. Ι᾿εσχά ), the daughter of Haran, and sister of Milcah and [[Lot]] (&nbsp;Genesis 11:29; comp. &nbsp;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>

<p> ''''' iz´ka ''''' , ''''' is´ka ''''' ( יסכּה , <i> ''''' yiṣkāh ''''' </i> ): Daughter of Haran and sister of Milcah the wife of [[Nahor]] (&nbsp; Genesis 11:29 ). Tradition identifies her with Sarai, Abram's wife; but without sufficient reason. </p>

<ref name="term_73025"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/smith-s-bible-dictionary/iscah Iscah from Smith's Bible Dictionary]</ref>

<ref name="term_66860"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/morrish-bible-dictionary/iscah Iscah from Morrish Bible Dictionary]</ref>

<ref name="term_51760"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/hastings-dictionary-of-the-bible/iscah Iscah from Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible]</ref>

<ref name="term_32055"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/easton-s-bible-dictionary/iscah Iscah from Easton's Bible Dictionary]</ref>

<ref name="term_41225"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/holman-bible-dictionary/iscah Iscah from Holman Bible Dictionary]</ref>

<ref name="term_45317"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/iscah Iscah from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref>