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Milcah

Milcah Wife of Nahor, Grandmother of Rebekah

Old Testamentc. 1975 BC View journey on map

About Milcah

Milcah was Haran's daughter and married her uncle Nahor. Genesis names her eight sons, an unusual honour for a woman in a genealogy, and the last of them is Bethuel, father of Rebekah. When Abraham's servant reached the well, Rebekah introduced herself as the daughter of Milcah's son.

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Milcah's Character Traits

Named in the lineMother of eightRemembered

Milcah's Life Timeline

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  1. Birthc. 1975 BC

    Milcah is born in Ur, daughter of Haran and sister of Lot.

    GEN 11:29

  2. Marriagec. 1960 BC

    Milcah marries Nahor, her father's brother.

    GEN 11:29

  3. Eight sonsc. 1940 BC

    Genesis names her eight sons, ending with Bethuel.

    GEN 22:20-23

  4. Her granddaughterc. 1900 BC

    At the well, Rebekah names herself the daughter of Bethuel, son of Milcah.

    GEN 24:24

Who is linked to Milcah

Who is linked to Milcah
  • parent of
  • sibling of
  • spouse of
  • covenant with
  • master of
  • in conflict with

Milcah's Key Relationships

Haran
HaranFamily

Father - Milcah was born in Ur before her father died there.

Nahor
NahorFamily

Husband - her uncle, whom she married and bore eight sons.

Bethuel
BethuelFamily

Son - the youngest, and the father of Rebekah and Laban.

Milcah's Key Locations

Ur of the Chaldeans
Ur of the Chaldeans

Where she was born and married.

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Haran
Haran

The region where her sons' house settled.

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Spiritual Lessons from Milcah

Named, Not Merely Counted

Genealogies usually pass over the women. Genesis 22 does the opposite: it lists Milcah's eight sons by name and says whose they are. Two chapters later, at the well, Rebekah identifies herself by her grandmother. Being remembered by name is itself a kind of inheritance.

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