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== Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_52563" /> == | == Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_52563" /> == | ||
<p> <strong> | <p> <strong> [[Milcah]] </strong> <strong> 1. </strong> Daughter of [[Haran]] and wife of [[Nahor]] ( [[Genesis]] 11:29 ). The names of her children are given in Genesis 22:20 ff. [[Rebekah]] was her granddaughter ( Genesis 24:15; Genesis 24:24; Genesis 24:47 ). <strong> 2. </strong> Daughter of Zelophehad, Numbers 26:33; Numbers 27:1; Numbers 36:11 , Joshua 17:3 (all P [Note: Priestly Narrative.] ). </p> | ||
== Morrish Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_67604" /> == | == Morrish Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_67604" /> == | ||
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== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_50981" /> == | == Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_50981" /> == | ||
<p> (Heb. Milkah', מַלְכָּה '', Advice;'' Sept. Μελχά ), the name of two women. </p> <p> '''1.''' The daughter of Haran, and sister of [[Lot]] and [[Iscah]] (or Sarah); she married Nahor ( Genesis 11:29), by whom she had eight sons ( Genesis 19:20; Genesis 19:23), one of whom was Bethuel, the father of Rebekah ( Genesis 24:15; Genesis 24:24; Genesis 24:47). She was thus Abraham's sister-in-law, and the grandmother of Isaac's wife. B.C. cir. 2047. </p> <p> '''2.''' The fourth named of the five daughters of Zelophehad, of the tribe of [[Manasseh]] ( Numbers 26:33), who became heiresses for the want of brothers ( Numbers 27:1), and, having married members of the same tribe ( Numbers 36:11), were assigned portions in [[Gilead]] ( Joshua 17:3). B.C. 1619-1612. </p> | <p> (Heb. Milkah', '''''מַלְכָּה''''' '', Advice;'' Sept. '''''Μελχά''''' ), the name of two women. </p> <p> '''1.''' The daughter of Haran, and sister of [[Lot]] and [[Iscah]] (or Sarah); she married Nahor ( Genesis 11:29), by whom she had eight sons ( Genesis 19:20; Genesis 19:23), one of whom was Bethuel, the father of Rebekah ( Genesis 24:15; Genesis 24:24; Genesis 24:47). She was thus Abraham's sister-in-law, and the grandmother of Isaac's wife. B.C. cir. 2047. </p> <p> '''2.''' The fourth named of the five daughters of Zelophehad, of the tribe of [[Manasseh]] ( Numbers 26:33), who became heiresses for the want of brothers ( Numbers 27:1), and, having married members of the same tribe ( Numbers 36:11), were assigned portions in [[Gilead]] ( Joshua 17:3). B.C. 1619-1612. </p> | ||
== International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_6421" /> == | == International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_6421" /> == | ||
<p> ''''' mil´ka ''''' ( מלכּה , <i> ''''' milkāh ''''' </i> ; Μελχά , <i> ''''' Melchá ''''' </i> ): </p> <p> (1) Daughter of Haran, wife of Nahor, and grandmother of Rebekah ( Genesis 11:29; Genesis 22:20-23; Genesis 24:15 , Genesis 24:24 , Genesis 24:47 ). </p> <p> (2) Daughter of [[Zelophehad]] ( Numbers 26:33; Numbers 27:1; Numbers 36:11; Joshua 17:3 ). Many recent authorities are of opinion that | <p> ''''' mil´ka ''''' ( מלכּה , <i> ''''' milkāh ''''' </i> ; Μελχά , <i> ''''' Melchá ''''' </i> ): </p> <p> (1) Daughter of Haran, wife of Nahor, and grandmother of Rebekah ( Genesis 11:29; Genesis 22:20-23; Genesis 24:15 , Genesis 24:24 , Genesis 24:47 ). </p> <p> (2) Daughter of [[Zelophehad]] ( Numbers 26:33; Numbers 27:1; Numbers 36:11; Joshua 17:3 ). Many recent authorities are of opinion that Milcah is an abbreviation of Bethmilcah, and is a geographical rather than a personal name. </p> | ||
==References == | ==References == | ||
Latest revision as of 08:08, 15 October 2021
Smith's Bible Dictionary [1]
Mil'cah. (Queen or Counsel).
1. Daughter of Haran, and wife of her uncle, Nahor, Abraham's brother, to whom she bore eight children. Genesis 11:29; Genesis 22:20; Genesis 22:23; Genesis 24:15; Genesis 24:24; Genesis 24:47.
2. The fourth daughter of Zelophehad. Numbers 26:33; Numbers 27:1; Numbers 36:11; Joshua 17:3.
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible [2]
Milcah 1. Daughter of Haran and wife of Nahor ( Genesis 11:29 ). The names of her children are given in Genesis 22:20 ff. Rebekah was her granddaughter ( Genesis 24:15; Genesis 24:24; Genesis 24:47 ). 2. Daughter of Zelophehad, Numbers 26:33; Numbers 27:1; Numbers 36:11 , Joshua 17:3 (all P [Note: Priestly Narrative.] ).
Morrish Bible Dictionary [3]
1. Daughterof Haran, and wife of Nahor. Genesis 11:29; Genesis 22:20,23; Genesis 24:15,24,47 .
2. Daughter of Zelophehad. Numbers 26:33; Numbers 27:1; Numbers 36:11; Joshua 17:3 .
Fausset's Bible Dictionary [4]
Hebrew ("queen"), or Aramaic ("counsel").
1. Haran's daughter and Nahor's wife; mother of Bethuel, and grandmother of Rebekah ( Genesis 11:29; Genesis 22:20-23).
2. Numbers 26:33; Numbers 27:1.
Holman Bible Dictionary [5]
Genesis 11:29 Genesis 24:15 2 Numbers 26:33 Numbers 27:1-8 Numbers 36:11 Joshua 17:3
Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary [6]
We meet with two of this name, one the daughter of Aram, ( Genesis 11:29) and the other, the daughter of Zslophehad, ( Numbers 26:33) The name is derived from Malkah, queen.
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [7]
(Heb. Milkah', מַלְכָּה , Advice; Sept. Μελχά ), the name of two women.
1. The daughter of Haran, and sister of Lot and Iscah (or Sarah); she married Nahor ( Genesis 11:29), by whom she had eight sons ( Genesis 19:20; Genesis 19:23), one of whom was Bethuel, the father of Rebekah ( Genesis 24:15; Genesis 24:24; Genesis 24:47). She was thus Abraham's sister-in-law, and the grandmother of Isaac's wife. B.C. cir. 2047.
2. The fourth named of the five daughters of Zelophehad, of the tribe of Manasseh ( Numbers 26:33), who became heiresses for the want of brothers ( Numbers 27:1), and, having married members of the same tribe ( Numbers 36:11), were assigned portions in Gilead ( Joshua 17:3). B.C. 1619-1612.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [8]
mil´ka ( מלכּה , milkāh ; Μελχά , Melchá ):
(1) Daughter of Haran, wife of Nahor, and grandmother of Rebekah ( Genesis 11:29; Genesis 22:20-23; Genesis 24:15 , Genesis 24:24 , Genesis 24:47 ).
(2) Daughter of Zelophehad ( Numbers 26:33; Numbers 27:1; Numbers 36:11; Joshua 17:3 ). Many recent authorities are of opinion that Milcah is an abbreviation of Bethmilcah, and is a geographical rather than a personal name.
References
- ↑ Milcah from Smith's Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Milcah from Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible
- ↑ Milcah from Morrish Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Milcah from Fausset's Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Milcah from Holman Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Milcah from Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary
- ↑ Milcah from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
- ↑ Milcah from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
