New International Version Abram and Nahor both married. The name of Abram’s wife was Sarai, and the name of Nahor’s wife was Milkah; she was the daughter of Haran, the father of both Milkah and Iskah. New Living Translation Meanwhile, Abram and Nahor both married. The name of Abram’s wife was Sarai, and the name of Nahor’s wife was Milcah. (Milcah and her sister Iscah were daughters of Nahor’s brother Haran.) English Standard Version And Abram and Nahor took 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 Iscah. Berean Standard Bible 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. Berean Literal Bible And Abram and Nahor took for themselves wives; the name of the wife of Abram was Sarai; and the name of the wife of Nahor was Milcah daughter of Haran, the father of Milcah and the father of Iscah. King James Bible 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. New King James Version Then Abram and Nahor took 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. New American Standard Bible Abram and Nahor took wives for themselves. The name of Abram’s wife was Sarai, and the name of Nahor’s wife was Milcah, the daughter of Haran, the father of Milcah and Iscah. NASB 1995 Abram and Nahor took wives for themselves. The name of Abram’s wife was Sarai; and the name of Nahor’s wife was Milcah, the daughter of Haran, the father of Milcah and Iscah. NASB 1977 And Abram and Nahor took wives for themselves. The name of Abram’s wife was Sarai; and the name of Nahor’s wife was Milcah, the daughter of Haran, the father of Milcah and Iscah. Legacy Standard Bible Abram and Nahor took wives for themselves. The name of Abram’s wife was Sarai; and the name of Nahor’s wife was Milcah, the daughter of Haran, the father of Milcah and the father of Iscah. Amplified Bible Abram and Nahor took wives for themselves. The name of Abram’s wife was Sarai (later called Sarah), and the name of Nahor’s wife was Milcah, the daughter of Haran, the father of Milcah and Iscah. Berean Annotated Bible And Abram (exalted father) and Nahor (snorting) took wives for themselves. Abram’s wife was named Sarai (princess), and Nahor’s wife was named Milcah (queen); she was the daughter of Haran (mountaineer), who was the father of both Milcah and Iscah (one who looks forth). Christian Standard Bible Abram and Nahor took wives: Abram’s wife was named Sarai, and Nahor’s wife was named Milcah. She was the daughter of Haran, the father of both Milcah and Iscah. Holman Christian Standard Bible Abram and Nahor took wives: Abram’s wife was named Sarai, and Nahor’s wife was named Milcah. She was the daughter of Haran, the father of both Milcah and Iscah. American Standard Version 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. English Revised Version 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. GOD'S WORD® Translation Both Abram and Nahor married. The name of Abram's wife was Sarai, and the name of Nahor's wife was Milcah, daughter of Haran. (Haran was the father of Milcah and Iscah.) Good News Translation Abram married Sarai, and Nahor married Milcah, the daughter of Haran, who was also the father of Iscah. International Standard Version Abram and Nahor took wives for themselves. The name of Abram's wife was Sarai, and the name of Nahor's wife was Milcah. She was the daughter of Haran, who was the father of Milcah and Iscah. NET Bible And Abram and Nahor took wives for themselves. The name of Abram's wife was Sarai, and the name of Nahor's wife was Milcah; she was the daughter of Haran, the father of both Milcah and Iscah. New Heart English Bible And Abram and Nahor took wives. The name of Abram's wife was Sarai, and the name of Nahor's wife, Milcah, the daughter of Haran who was also the father of Iscah. Webster's Bible Translation 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. Majority Text Translations Majority Standard BibleAnd 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. World English Bible Abram and Nahor married wives. The name of Abram’s wife was Sarai, and the name of Nahor’s wife was Milcah, the daughter of Haran, who was also the father of Iscah. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd Abram and Nahor take to themselves wives; the name of Abram’s wife [is] Sarai, and the name of Nahor’s wife [is] Milcah, daughter of Haran, father of Milcah, and father of Iscah. Berean Literal Bible And Abram and Nahor took for themselves wives; the name of the wife of Abram was Sarai; and the name of the wife of Nahor was Milcah daughter of Haran, the father of Milcah and the father of Iscah. Young's Literal Translation And Abram and Nahor take to themselves wives; the name of Abram's wife is Sarai, and the name of Nahor's wife is Milcah, daughter of Haran, father of Milcah, and father of Iscah. Smith's Literal Translation And Abram and Nahor will take to them wives, the name of Abram's wife Sarai; and the name of Nahor's wife, Milcah, the daughter of Haran, the father of Milcah, and the father of Iscah. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd Abram and Nachor married wives: the name of Abram's wife was Sarai: and the name of Nachor's wife, Melcha, the daughter of Aran, father of Melcha, and father of Jescha. Catholic Public Domain Version Then Abram and Nahor took wives. The name of Abram’s wife was Sarai. And the name of Nahor’s wife was Milcah, the daughter of Haran, the father of Milcah, and the father of Iscah. New American Bible Abram and Nahor took wives; the name of Abram’s wife was Sarai, and the name of Nahor’s wife was Milcah, daughter of Haran, the father of Milcah and Iscah. New Revised Standard Version Abram and Nahor took wives; the name of Abram’s wife was Sarai, and the name of Nahor’s wife was Milcah. She was the daughter of Haran the father of Milcah and Iscah. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd Abram and Nahor took wives for themselves; 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 Iscah. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And Abram and Nakhor took to themselves women; the name of the wife of Abram: Sarai, and the name of the wife of Nakhor: Milka, daughter of Haran, the father of Milka and father of Isca. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And 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. Brenton Septuagint Translation And Abram and Nachor took to themselves wives, the name of the wife of Abram was Sara, and the name of the wife of Nachor, Malcha, daughter of Arrhan, and he was the father of Malcha, the father of Jescha. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible (Voice ▾ Musical ▾) Context Terah's Descendants…28During his father Terah’s lifetime, Haran died in his native land, in Ur of the Chaldeans. 29And 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. 30But Sarai was barren; she had no children.… Cross References And Abram and Nahor took wives for themselves. Genesis 2:24 For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh. Genesis 24:4 but will go to my country and my kindred to take a wife for my son Isaac.” Abram’s wife was named Sarai, Genesis 12:5 And Abram took his wife Sarai, his nephew Lot, and all the possessions and people they had acquired in Haran, and set out for the land of Canaan. When they came to the land of Canaan, 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. and Nahor’s wife was named Milcah; Genesis 22:20-23 Some time later, Abraham was told, “Milcah has also borne sons to your brother Nahor: / Uz the firstborn, his brother Buz, Kemuel (the father of Aram), / Chesed, Hazo, Pildash, Jidlaph, and Bethuel.” … 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. Genesis 24:24 She replied, “I am the daughter of Bethuel, the son that Milcah bore to Nahor.” she was the daughter of Haran, Genesis 24:50-51 Laban and Bethuel answered, “This is from the LORD; we have no choice in the matter. / Rebekah is here before you. Take her and go, and let her become the wife of your master’s son, just as the LORD has decreed.” Genesis 25:20 and Isaac was forty years old when he married Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel the Aramean from Paddan-aram and the sister of Laban the Aramean. who was the father of both Milcah and Iscah. Genesis 20:12 Besides, she really is my sister, the daughter of my father—though not the daughter of my mother—and she became my wife. Genesis 28:1-2 So Isaac called for Jacob and blessed him. “Do not take a wife from the Canaanite women,” he commanded. / “Go at once to Paddan-aram, to the house of your mother’s father Bethuel, and take a wife from among the daughters of Laban, your mother’s brother. Genesis 31:53 May the God of Abraham and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judge between us.” So Jacob swore by the Fear of his father Isaac. Genesis 24:67 And Isaac brought her into the tent of his mother Sarah and took Rebekah as his wife. And Isaac loved her and was comforted after his mother’s death. Genesis 24:10 Then the servant took ten of his master’s camels and departed with all manner of good things from his master in hand. And he set out for Nahor’s hometown in Aram-naharaim. Genesis 28:2 “Go at once to Paddan-aram, to the house of your mother’s father Bethuel, and take a wife from among the daughters of Laban, your mother’s brother. Genesis 29:5 “Do you know Laban the grandson of Nahor?” Jacob asked. “We know him,” they replied. Treasury of Scripture 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. Sarai. Genesis 17:15 And God said unto Abraham, As for Sarai thy wife, thou shalt not call her name Sarai, but Sarah shall her name be. Genesis 20:12 And yet indeed she is my sister; she is the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother; and she became my wife. Milcah. Genesis 22:20 And it came to pass after these things, that it was told Abraham, saying, Behold, Milcah, she hath also born children unto thy brother Nahor; Genesis 24:15 And it came to pass, before he had done speaking, that, behold, Rebekah came out, who was born to Bethuel, son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor, Abraham's brother, with her pitcher upon her shoulder. Iscah. Genesis 11:31 And Terah took Abram his son, and Lot the son of Haran his son's son, and Sarai his daughter in law, his son Abram's wife; and they went forth with them from Ur of the Chaldees, to go into the land of Canaan; and they came unto Haran, and dwelt there. Genesis 20:12 And yet indeed she is my sister; she is the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother; and she became my wife. Jump to Previous Abram Abram's Daughter Haran Married Milcah Nahor Nahor's Sarai Sar'ai Themselves Wife WivesJump to Next Abram Abram's Daughter Haran Married Milcah Nahor Nahor's Sarai Sar'ai Themselves Wife WivesGenesis 11 1. One language in the world.2. The building of Babel. 5. It is interrupted by the confusion of tongues, and the builders dispersed. 10. The generations of Shem. 27. The generations of Terah, the father of Abram. 31. Terah, with Abram and Lot, move from Ur to Haran. And Abram and Nahor took wives for themselves. Abram and Nahor established households within Terah’s family. Their marriages continued the family line through which God would later call Abram and fulfill His promises. Gen 2:24 For this reason a man will leave his father and mother… Abram’s wife was named Sarai, Sarai, whose name means “princess,” would accompany Abram throughout his journey. Though barren for many years, she would become the mother of Isaac when God fulfilled His promise in their old age. Gen 12:5 And Abram took his wife Sarai, his nephew Lot,… and Nahor’s wife was named Milcah; Nahor married Milcah, his niece; her name means “queen” or “counsel,” keeping the family closely connected. Their descendants would remain important to Abram’s family, including Rebekah, who later became Isaac’s wife. Gen 22:20-23 Some time later, Abraham was told, “Milcah has also borne sons… she was the daughter of Haran, Haran was the brother of Abram and Nahor. After Haran’s death, his children remained part of the extended household, including Lot, Milcah, and Iscah. Gen 24:50-51 Laban and Bethuel answered, “This is from the LORD;…… who was the father of both Milcah and Iscah. The genealogy identifies Milcah’s family and records Iscah as Haran’s other daughter. Though Scripture gives no further account of Iscah, her inclusion preserves the record of Terah’s family line. Gen 20:12 Besides, she really is my sister, the daughter of my father—… Persons / Places / Events 1. AbramLater known as Abraham, he is a central figure in the Bible, called by God to be the father of many nations. 2. Nahor Abram's brother, who also took a wife, Milcah. 3. Sarai Abram's wife, later known as Sarah, who plays a significant role in the unfolding of God's covenant. 4. Milcah Nahor's wife, who is also the daughter of Haran, making her both Nahor's niece and sister-in-law. 5. Haran The father of Milcah and Iscah, and brother to Abram and Nahor. Teaching Points The Importance of Family and LineageThe genealogies and family connections in Genesis highlight the importance of family in God's plan. Understanding our spiritual heritage can encourage us to live faithfully. God's Sovereignty in Relationships The marriages of Abram and Nahor show that God is at work in our relationships, often using them to fulfill His purposes. We should seek His guidance in our relationships. Faith in God's Promises Abram and Sarai's account is a testament to trusting God's promises, even when fulfillment seems impossible. We are called to have faith in God's timing and plan. The Role of Women in God's Plan Sarai and Milcah, though often in the background, play crucial roles in the biblical account. This reminds us of the significant impact women have in God's kingdom. Bible Study Questions and Answers 1. What is the meaning of Genesis 11:29?2. How does Genesis 11:29 illustrate the importance of family lineage in Scripture? 3. What can we learn from Abram's choice of Sarai as his wife? 4. How does Genesis 11:29 connect to God's covenant with Abram in later chapters? 5. How should believers today prioritize family relationships based on Genesis 11:29? 6. What role does marriage play in fulfilling God's plan, as seen in Genesis 11:29? 7. Who was Sarai in Genesis 11:29, and why is she significant in biblical history? 8. How does Genesis 11:29 fit into the broader narrative of Abram's journey? 9. What cultural context surrounds the marriage of Abram and Sarai in Genesis 11:29? 10. What are the top 10 Lessons from Genesis 11? (29) Iscah.--Not the same as Sarai, for we learn in Genesis 20:12 that she was Abraham's half-sister--that is, a daughter of Terah by another wife. Nor was she Lot's wife, as Ewald supposed, for she was his full sister. Marriages between near relatives seem to have been allowed at this time, and were perhaps even common for religious reasons (see Genesis 24:3-4; Genesis 28:1-2), but not marriages between those actually by the same mother. Thus Abraham takes his half-sister to wife, and Nahor his niece. Iscah, like Naamah (Genesis 4:22), was probably eminent in her time, but for reasons not recorded.Verse 29. - And Abram and Nahor took them wives (cf. Genesis 6:2): the name of Abram's wife was Sarai. "My princess," from sarah, to rule (Gesenius, Lange); "Strife" (Kalisch, Murphy): "Jah is ruler" (Furst). The LXX. write Σάρα, changing afterwards to Σαῥῤα to correspond with Sarah. That Sarai was Iscah (Josephus, Augustine, Jerome, Jonathan) has been inferred from Genesis 20:12; but, though receiving apparent sanction from ver. 31, this opinion "is not supported by any solid argument" (Rosenmüller). And the name of Nahor's wife, Milcah (Queen, or Counsel), the daughter of Haran, i.e. Nahor's niece. Marriage with a half-sister or a niece was afterwards forbidden by the Mosaic code (Leviticus 18:9, 14). The father of Milcah, and the father of Iscah, whose name "Seer" may have been introduced into the narrative like that of Naamah (Genesis 4:22), as that of an eminent lady connected with the family (Murphy). Ewald's hypothesis, that Iscah was Lot's wife, is pure conjecture. Genesis 11:29 anchors us in real history: two brothers, Abram and Nahor, marry women whose identities will shape God’s unfolding plan. Sarai will bear the promised child in her old age; Milcah’s descendants will secure the covenant line through Rebekah. The verse highlights marriage as God-ordained, showcases the accuracy of Scripture’s genealogies, and reassures believers that the Lord orchestrates every detail for His redemptive purposes. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew And Abramאַבְרָ֧ם (’aḇ·rām) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 87: Abram -- 'exalted father', the original name of Abraham and Nahor וְנָח֛וֹר (wə·nā·ḥō·wr) Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 5152: Nochor took וַיִּקַּ֨ח (way·yiq·qaḥ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3947: To take wives {for themselves}. נָשִׁ֑ים (nā·šîm) Noun - feminine plural Strong's 802: Woman, wife, female Abram’s אַבְרָם֙ (’aḇ·rām) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 87: Abram -- 'exalted father', the original name of Abraham wife אֵֽשֶׁת־ (’ê·šeṯ-) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 802: Woman, wife, female was named שֵׁ֤ם (šêm) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 8034: A name Sarai, שָׂרָ֔י (śā·rāy) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 8297: Sarai -- a wife of Abram and Nahor’s נָחוֹר֙ (nā·ḥō·wr) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 5152: Nochor wife אֵֽשֶׁת־ (’ê·šeṯ-) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 802: Woman, wife, female was named וְשֵׁ֤ם (wə·šêm) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 8034: A name Milcah; מִלְכָּ֔ה (mil·kāh) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 4435: Milcah -- two Israelite women she was the daughter בַּת־ (baṯ-) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 1323: A daughter of Haran, הָרָ֥ן (hā·rān) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 2039: Haran -- 'mountaineer', a brother of Abram, also an Israelite the father אֲבִֽי־ (’ă·ḇî-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1: Father of both Milcah מִלְכָּ֖ה (mil·kāh) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 4435: Milcah -- two Israelite women and Iscah. יִסְכָּֽה׃ (yis·kāh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3252: Iscah -- a daughter of Haran Additonal Resources Genesis 11:29 Blue Letter BibleGenesis 11:29 Bible Gateway Genesis 11:29 Bible.com Genesis 11:29 NIV |
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