Genesis 11:29 BSB — MannaFest

Genesis 11:29

And Abram and Nahor took wives for themselves. Abram’s wife was named Sarai, and Nahor’s wife was named Milcah; she was the daughter of Haran, who was the father of both Milcah and Iscah.

BSB

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ASV

And Abram and Nahor took them wives: the name of Abram’s wife was Sarai; and the name of Nahor’s wife, Milcah, the daughter of Haran, the father of Milcah, and the father of Iscah.

KJV

And Abram and Nahor took them wives: the name of Abram’s wife was Sarai; and the name of Nahor’s wife, Milcah, the daughter of Haran, the father of Milcah, and the father of Iscah.

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Commentary

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Jerome

Hebrew Questions on Genesis (420)

(Verse 29) And Abram and Nachor took wives for themselves. The name of Abram's wife was Sarai, and the name of Nachor's wife was Milcah, the daughter of Haran. The father of Milcah was also the father of Iscah. Haran fathered two daughters, Milcah and Iscah, who were both called by the same name. Of these, Milcah became the wife of Nachor, and Sarai became the wife of Abram. At that time, marriage between cousins and between siblings was not yet prohibited by law, as it later became among all people, even among brothers and sisters.

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The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Milcah, the daughter of Haran - Many suppose Sarai and Iscah are the same person under two different names; but this is improbable, as Iscah is expressly said to be the daughter of Haran, and Sarai was the daughter of Terah, and half sister of Abram.

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Original language & word study

19 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיִּקַּ֨ח	vai.yi.Kach	and he took	H3947 →
אַבְרָ֧ם	'av.Ram	Abram	H87 →
וְנָח֛וֹר	ve.na.Chor	and Nahor	H5152 →
לָהֶ֖ם	la.Hem	for <the> themselves
נָשִׁ֑ים	na.Shim	wives	H802 →
שֵׁ֤ם	shem	[the] name of	H8034 →
אֵֽשֶׁת־	'e.shet-	[the] wife of	H802 →
אַבְרָם֙	'av.Ram	Abram	H87 →
שָׂרָ֔י	sa.Rai	[was] Sarai	H8297 →
וְשֵׁ֤ם	ve.Shem	and [the] name of	H8034 →
אֵֽשֶׁת־	'e.shet-	[the] wife of	H802 →
נָחוֹר֙	na.chOr	Nahor	H5152 →
מִלְכָּ֔ה	mil.Kah	[was] Milcah	H4435 →
בַּת־	bat-	[the] daughter of	H1323 →
הָרָ֥ן	ha.Ran	Haran	H2039 →
אֲבִֽי־	'a.vi-	[the] father of	H1 →
מִלְכָּ֖ה	mil.Kah	Milcah	H4435 →
וַֽאֲבִ֥י	va.'a.Vi	and [the] father of	H1 →
יִסְכָּֽה׃	yis.Kah	Iscah	H3252 →

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Genesis 24:15
Before the servant had finished praying, Rebekah came out with her jar on her shoulder. She was the daughter of Bethuel son of Milcah, the wife of Abraham’s brother Nahor.
leads to
- Genesis 24:45
  And before I had finished praying in my heart, there was Rebekah coming out with her jar on her shoulder, and she went down to the spring and drew water. So I said to…
- Isaiah 65:24
  Even before they call, I will answer, and while they are still speaking, I will hear.
- Psalms 65:2
  O You who listen to prayer, all people will come to You.
- Daniel 9:20–23
  While I was speaking, praying, confessing my sin and that of my people Israel, and presenting my petition before the LORD my God concerning His holy mountain—
Through
Genesis 22:20
Some time later, Abraham was told, “Milcah has also borne sons to your brother Nahor:
leads to
- Genesis 24:24
  She replied, “I am the daughter of Bethuel, the son that Milcah bore to Nahor.”
Through
Genesis 17:15
Then God said to Abraham, “As for Sarai your wife, do not call her Sarai, for her name is to be Sarah.
leads to
- Genesis 32:28
  Then the man said, “Your name will no longer be Jacob, but Israel, because you have struggled with God and with men, and you have prevailed.”
- Genesis 17:5
  No longer will you be called Abram, but your name will be Abraham, for I have made you a father of many nations.
- 2 Samuel 12:25
  and sent word through Nathan the prophet to name him Jedidiah because the LORD loved him.

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Where the connections lead

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About Genesis