Milcah

Smith's Bible Dictionary

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

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

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

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

Genesis 11:29Genesis 24:152Numbers 26:33Numbers 27:1-8Numbers 36:11Joshua 17:3

Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary

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

(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

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.