Milcah

Milcah (Hebrew: מִלְכָּה Mīlkā, related to the Hebrew word for "queen") was the daughter of Haran and the wife of Nahor, according to the genealogies of Genesis. She is identified as the grandmother of Rebecca in biblical tradition, and some texts of the Midrash have identified her as Sarah's sister.

Milcah
Born
Ur Kaśdim, Kaldea, Sumer
(present-day southern Iraq)
Other namesMilkāh
SpouseNahor
ParentHaran
RelativesLot (brother), Iscah (sister), Abraham (uncle), Nahor (uncle)
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