Avram and Nachor took wives. The name of Avram's wife was Sarai, and the name of Nachor's wife, Milkah, the daughter of Charan who was also the father of Yiskah.
Genesis 24:24 - Hebrew Names version (HNV) She said to him, *I am the daughter of Betu'el the son of Milkah, whom she bore to Nachor.* Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And she said unto him, I am the daughter of Bethuel the son of Milcah, which she bare unto Nahor. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And she said to him, I am the daughter of Bethuel son of Milcah and [her husband] Nahor. American Standard Version (1901) And she said unto him, I am the daughter of Bethuel the son of Milcah, whom she bare unto Nahor. Common English Bible She responded, “I’m the daughter of Bethuel, who is the son of Milcah and Nahor.” Catholic Public Domain Version She responded, "I am the daughter of Bethuel, the son of Milcah, to whom she gave birth for Nahor." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And she answered: I am the daughter of Bathuel, the son of Melcha, whom she bore to Nachor. |
Avram and Nachor took wives. The name of Avram's wife was Sarai, and the name of Nachor's wife, Milkah, the daughter of Charan who was also the father of Yiskah.
It happened after these things, that it was told Avraham, saying, *Behold, Milkah, she also has borne children to your brother Nachor:
Betu'el became the father of Rivka. These eight Milkah bore to Nachor, Avraham's brother.
It happened, before he had finished speaking, that behold, Rivka came out, who was born to Betu'el the son of Milkah, the wife of Nachor, Avraham's brother, with her pitcher on her shoulder.
and said, *Whose daughter are you? Please tell me. Is there room in your father's house for us to lodge in?*
She said moreover to him, *We have both straw and provender enough, and room to lodge in.*
I asked her, and said, 'Whose daughter are you?' She said, 'The daughter of Betu'el, Nachor's son, whom Milkah bore to him.' I put the ring on her nose, and the bracelets on her hands.
He said to them, *Do you know Lavan, the son of Nachor?* They said, *We know him.*