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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Interpretation
Here begins the story of Abram, whose name is famous in both Testaments. Even the children of Eber had become worshippers of false gods.
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This thought runs through Genesis 11:27-31.
Glossary
- Iscah Person
- Spy, the daughter of Haran and sister of Milcah and Lot ( Gen. 11:29 , 31).