Genesis 11:29

And Abram and Nachor took to themselves wives, the name of the wife of Abram was Sara, + 11:29 There seems to be no note of the date of Abram's marriage with Sara.and the name of the wife of Nachor, Malcha, daughter of Arrhan, and he was the father of Malcha, the father of Jescha.

Brenton Septuagint

In The King James 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.

In Context

28And Arrhan died in the presence of Tharrha his father, in the land in which he was born, in the country of the Chaldees.

30And Sara was barren, and did not bear children.

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Cross References

Genesis 17:15And God said to Abraam, Sara thy wife—her name shall not be called Sara, Sarrha shall be her name.

Genesis 22:20And it came to pass after these things, that it was reported to Abraam, + 22:20 Men, understood.saying, Behold, Melcha herself too has born sons to Nachor thy brother,

Genesis 24:24And she said to him, I am the daughter of Bathuel the son of Melcha, whom she bore to Nachor.

Matthew Henry on Genesis 11:28-32

The Generations of Terah. ( b. c. 1921.) 27 Now these are the generations of Terah: Terah begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran; and Haran begat Lot. 28 And Haran died before his father Terah in the land of his nativity, in Ur of the Chaldees. 29 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. 30 But Sarai was barren; she had no child. 31 And Terah took Abram his son, and Lot the son of… Read the whole commentary →

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