Milcah

We meet with two of this name, one the daughter of Aram, (Gen. xi. 29.) and the other, the daughter of Zslophehad, (Num. vi. 26, 33.) The name is derived from Malkah, queen.

Mil’cah. (queen or counsel).

1. Daughter of Haran, and wife of her uncle, Nahor, Abraham’s brother, to whom she bore eight children. Gen 11:29; Gen 22:20; Gen 22:23; Gen 24:15; Gen 24:24; Gen 24:47.

2. The fourth daughter of Zelophehad. Num 26:33; Num 27:1; Num 36:11; Jos 17:3.

Hebrew ("queen"), or Aramaic ("counsel").

1. Haran’s daughter and Nahor’s wife; mother of Bethuel, and grandmother of Rebekah (Gen 11:29; Gen 22:20-23).

2. Num 26:33; Num 27:1.

[Mil’cah]

1. Daughter of Haran, and wife of Nahor. Gen 11:29; Gen 22:20; Gen 22:23; Gen 24:15; Gen 24:24; Gen 24:47.

2. Daughter of Zelophehad. Num 26:33; Num 27:1; Num 36:11; Jos 17:3.

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By: Emil G. Hirsch, M. Seligsohn

1. Daughter of Haran, and wife of her uncle Nahor (Gen. xi. 29). She bore eight sons, the youngest of whom was Bethuel, father of Rebekah (ib. xxii. 21-23). Ibn Ezra commentary on Gen. xi. 29) thinks that Haran, Milcah's father, was a different person from Haran, Abraham's brother, and consequently that Milcah's husband was not her uncle. 2. Fourth daughter of Zelophehad (Num. xxvi. 33).

MILCAH.—1. Daughter of Haran and wife of Nahor (Gen 11:29). The names of her children are given in Gen 22:20 ff. Rebekah was her granddaughter (Gen 24:15; Gen 24:24; Gen 24:47). 2. Daughter of Zelophehad, Num 26:33; Num 27:1; Num 36:11, Jos 17:3 (all P [Note: Priestly Narrative.] ).

mil´ka (מלכּה, milkāh; Μελχά, Melchá):

(1) Daughter of Haran, wife of Nahor, and grandmother of Rebekah (Gen 11:29; Gen 22:20-23; Gen 24:15, Gen 24:24, Gen 24:47).

(2) Daughter of Zelophehad (Num 26:33; Num 27:1; Num 36:11; Jos 17:3). Many recent authorities are of opinion that Milcah is an abbreviation of Bethmilcah, and is a geographical rather than a personal name.