Milcah (Hebrew for "queen") is the name of two women in the Hebrew Bible: Hebrew (עִבְרִית or עברית, ‘Ivrit) is a Semitic language of the Afro-Asiatic language family spoken by more than seven million people in Israel and Jewish communities around the world. ... Look up queen in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... A name is a verbal label for a thing, person, place, product (as in a brand name) and even an idea or concept, normally used to distinguish one from another. ... For other uses, see Woman (disambiguation). ... 11th century manuscript of the Hebrew Bible with Targum This article discusses usage of the term Hebrew Bible. For the article on the Hebrew Bible itself, see Tanakh. ...

• Milcah daughter of Haran in Genesis, and
• Milcah daughter of Zelophehad in Numbers and Joshua.

the ruins of Ur seen across the Royal tombs, with the Great Ziggurat in the background

Note: Daughters is also a band. ... Haran (הָרָן) was a son of Terah, and brother of Nahor and Abram. ... Genesis (Greek: Γένεσις, having the meanings of birth, creation, cause, beginning, source and origin) is the first book of the Torah, the first book of the Tanakh and also the first book of the Christian Old Testament. ... This entry incorporates text from Eastons Bible Dictionary, 1897, with some modernisation. ... The Book of Numbers is the fourth of the books of the Pentateuch, called in the Hebrew ba-midbar במדבר, i. ... The Book of Joshua is the sixth book in both the Hebrew Tanakh and the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. ... Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 623 KB)Ur, Photograph 17th January 2004, by Lasse Jensen. ... Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 623 KB)Ur, Photograph 17th January 2004, by Lasse Jensen. ... Rocky landscape with ruins, by Nicolaes Berchem, ca. ... A tomb is a small building (or vault) for the remains of the dead, with walls, a roof, and (if it is to be used for more than one corpse) a door. ... The Great Ziggurat was built as a place of worship, dedicated to the moon god Nanna (or Sin), in the Sumerian city of Ur in ancient Mesopotamia. ...

Milcah daughter of Haran

Milcah daughter of Haran was a woman of the ancient Mesopotamian city of Ur and an ancestor of the patriarch Jacob. Milcah was born in Ur to the man Haran, who also had another daughter, Iscah, and a son, Lot. (Gen. 11:27, 29.) Milcah’s father Haran died in Ur before his father Terah. (Gen. 11:28.) Milcah married her uncle Nahor, Haran’s brother. (Gen. 11:29.) This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... , For other uses, see UR. Ur seen across the Royal tombs, with the Great Ziggurat in the background, January 17, 2004 Ur was an ancient city in southern Mesopotamia, located near the original mouth of the Euphrates and Tigris rivers on the Persian Gulf and close to Eridu. ... The Patriarchs, known as the Avot in Hebrew, are Abraham, his son Isaac and his grandson Jacob. ... It has been suggested that Yaqub be merged into this article or section. ... A man is a male human. ... Jessica is a name from the Hebrew Yiskah (יִסְכָּה), name of a daughter of Haran, meaning the Lord beholds or the Lords gift. ... A son is a male offspring; a boy, man, or male animal in relation to his parents. ... It has been suggested that Lut be merged into this article or section. ... Father with child Daddy and Fatherhood redirect here. ... Death is the full cessation of vital functions in the biological life. ... Terah or Térach (תֶּרַח / תָּרַח Wanderer; loiterer, Standard Modern Hebrew Téraḥ / Táraḥ, Tiberian Hebrew Téraḥ / Tāraḥ) The person Terah was the father of Abraham mentioned in the Hebrew Bible. ... A marriage is a relationship between or among individuals, usually recognized by civil authority and/or bound by the religious beliefs of the participants. ... (1. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

Although Leviticus would later outlaw marriages between aunt and nephew (Lev. 18:14, 20:19), it did not rule out marriage between uncle and niece. (See, e.g., Gunther Plaut, The Torah: a Modern Commentary, 881. New York: UAHC, 1981.) The Talmud approved of a man who married his sister’s daughter. (Yevamot 62b-63a.) And in the Talmud, Rabbi Isaac equates Milcah’s sister Iscah with Sarah (then Sarai), who married Abraham (then Abram), who was also their uncle. (Sanhedrin 69b.) Thus, according to Rabbi Isaac, the two sisters, Milcah and Iscah, married the two brothers, Nahor and Abraham. Leviticus is the third book of the Hebrew Bible, also the third book in the Torah (five books of Moses). ... W. Gunther Plaut (born November 1, 1912) is a Rabbi of Reform Judaism and author. ... The first page of the Babylonian Talmud, Tractate Berachot, folio 2a The Talmud (תלמוד) is a record of rabbinic discussions pertaining to Jewish law, ethics, customs and history. ... Sara (שָׂרָה a woman of high rank, Standard Hebrew Sara, Tiberian Hebrew Śārāh, Arabic: سارة, Yiddish Shóre) is the wife of Abraham as described in the Hebrew Bible. ... Tomb of Abraham Abraham (between 2000 BC/BCE and 1500 BC/BCE) (Hebrew: אברהם, Standard Avraham Ashkenazi Avrohom or Avruhom Tiberian  ; Arabic: ابراهيم,  ; Geez: አብርሃም,  ; Father/Leader of many) is regarded as the founding patriarch of the Israelites whom God chose to bless out of all the families of the earth. ...

Milcah and Nahor had eight children, Uz, Buz, Kemuel, Aram, Chesed, Hazo, Pildash, Jidlaph, and Bethuel. (Gen. 22:21.) Targum Jonathan says that Providence granted Milcah conception in the merit of her sister Sarah. (Targum Jonathan to Gen. 22:20.) Nahor also had four children by his concubine, Reumah. (Gen. 22:24.) A child (plural: children) is a young human,or an individual who has not yet reached puberty. ... Bethuel (Hebrew for “house of God”), in the Hebrew Bible, was an Aramean man (Gen. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Targum Pseudo-Jonathan. ... At the bottom of the hands, the two letters on each hand combine to form יהוה (YHVH), the name of God. ... A spermatozoon fertilising an ovum Fertilisation, also spelled fertilization (also known as conception, fecundation and syngamy), is fusion of gametes to form a new organism of the same species. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

Milcah’s son Bethuel moved to Padan-aram and fathered Rebekah. (Gen. 22:23; 24:15, 24, 47.) Milcah’s granddaughter Rebekah then married Milcah’s nephew Isaac (Gen. 24:67; 25:20), and gave birth to Jacob (Gen. 25:21–26), who became Israel. (Gen. 32:28; 35:10. According to a Midrash, Milcah was the forbearer of all the prophets in the world. (Yalkut Shimoni Balak 22:20.) In the Bible, Padan-aram refers to the plain of Aram, or the plain of the highlands, (Gen. ... Rebekah (Rebecca or Rivkah) (רִבְקָה Captivating, Enchantingly Beautiful, Noose or Snare, Standard Hebrew Rivqa, Tiberian Hebrew Riḇqāh) is the wife of Isaac. ... It has been suggested that Ishaq be merged into this article or section. ... Midrash (Hebrew: מדרש; plural midrashim) is a Hebrew word referring to a method of exegesis of a Biblical text. ... In religion, a prophet is a person who has directly encountered God, of whose intentions he can then speak. ...

Milcah daughter of Zelophehad

Milcah daughter of Zelophehad was a woman who lived during the Exodus of the Israelites from Egypt and with her four sisters raised before Moses the case of a woman’s right to inherit property. Milcah and her four sisters (Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, and Tirzah) were the daughters of a man named Zelophehad of the Tribe of Manasseh who left Egypt under the leadership of Moses. (Num. 26:33, 27:1, 36:10–11; Josh. 17:3.) Zelophehad had no sons, and thus no male heirs. (Num. 26:33, 27:3, Josh. 17:3.) Zelophehad died during the 40 years when the Israelites we wandering in the wilderness. (Num. 27:3.) The article Exodus discusses the events related in the book of the Bible and Torah by the same name. ... The Twelve Tribes redirects here. ... Moses or Móshe (מֹשֶׁה, Standard Hebrew, Tiberian Hebrew Mōšeh, Arabic موسى MÅ«sa, Geez ሙሴ Musse) is a legendary Hebrew liberator, leader, lawgiver, prophet, and historian, and also one of the greatest figures in Jewish history. ... A legal case is a dispute between opposing parties resolved by a court, or by some equivalent legal process. ... Inheritance is the practice of passing on property, titles, debts, and obligations upon the death of an individual. ... // Use of the term In common usage, property means ones own thing and refers to the relationship between individuals and the objects which they see as being their own to dispense with as they see fit. ... The Tribe of Manasseh (Hebrew alphabet מְנַשֶּׁה, Samaritan Hebrew Manatch, Standard Hebrew MÉ™naÅ¡Å¡e, Tiberian Hebrew MÉ™naÅ¡Å¡eh: from נשני naššānî who makes to forget) is one of the Hebrew tribes, which the Bible claims was founded by Manasseh, the son of Joseph. ... The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ...

Milcah and her sisters petitioned Moses, Eleazar the priest, the chieftains, and the whole assembly, at the entrance of the Tent of Meeting for their right to inherit his property rights in the Land of Israel. (Num. 27:2–4.) In the Talmud, Rabbi Joshua interpreted that they petitioned first the assembly, then the chieftans, then Eleazar, and finally Moses, but Abba Chanan said in the name of Rabbi Eliezer that Milcah and her sisters stood before all of them as they were sitting together. (Bava Batra 119b.) The Zohar said that the Milcah and her sisters drew near to Moses before Eleazar and all the chieftains because they were afraid of Moses’ anger at Zelophehad and thought that it might be contained in a public forum. (Zohar 3:205b.) Eleazar (or Elazar), (אֶלְעָזָר [My] God has helped, Standard Hebrew ElÊ¿azar, Tiberian Hebrew ʾElʿāzār) refers to a number of persons in the Hebrew Bible and in Jewish history: A son of Aaron, and a Levite priest. ... Even in death, many kohanim choose to have this symbol, the special positioning of their fingers and hands during the Priestly Blessing, placed as a crest or symbol on their gravestones to indicate their status. ... The examples and perspective in this article may not represent a worldwide view. ... The Tabernacle is known in Hebrew as the Mishkan ( משכן Place of [Divine] dwelling). It was to be a portable central place of worship for the Hebrews from the time they left ancient Egypt following the Exodus, through the time of the Book of Judges when they were engaged in conquering... Satellite image of the Land of Israel in January 2003, including portions of the State of Israel, Jordan, Egypt, and Lebanon. ... The Zohar (Hebrew זהר Splendor, radiance) is widely considered the most important work of Kabbalah, Jewish mysticism. ...

Milcah and her sisters noted that their father Zelophehad had not taken part in Korah’s rebellion. (Num. 27:3.) The Talmud and the Zohar equated Zelophehad with the man executed for gathering sticks on the Sabbath (Shabbat 96b; Zohar 3:205b), but Sifri Zuta says that it cannot be known if he was. (Sifri Zuta on Num. 15:32.) Milcah and her sisters argued that were they not to inherit, then Zelophehad’s name would be lost to his clan. (Num. 27:4.) A Baraita taught that Milcah and her sisters were wise, Torah students, and righteous. (Bava Batra 119b.) And a Baraita taught that Milcah and her sisters were equal in merit, and that is why the order of their names varies in the text. (Bava Batra 120a.) According to the Gemara, they demonstrated their wisdom by raising their case in a timely fashion, just as Moses was expounding the law of levirate marriage, or yibbum, and they argued for their inheritance by analogy to that law. (Bava Batra 119b.) People named Korah or Kórach (קֹרַח Baldness; ice; hail; frost, Standard Hebrew Qóraḥ Tiberian Hebrew Qōraḥ) in the Bible: One of Esaus sons. ... Shabbat (שבת shabbāt, rest Hebrew, or Shabbos in Ashkenazic pronunciation), is the weekly day of rest in Judaism. ... Baraita (Aramaic ברייתא: external, outside; pl. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with philosophy. ... Torah () is a Hebrew word meaning teaching, instruction, or law. It is the central and most important document of Judaism revered by Jews through the ages. ... Students attending a lecture at the Helsinki University of Technology The word student is etymologically derived through Middle English from the Latin second-type conjugation verb stÅ­dÄ“rÄ•, meaning to direct ones zeal at; hence a student is one who directs zeal at a subject. ... Righteousness is an important concept in the theology of Judaism and Christianity. ... The Gemara (גמרא - from gamar: Hebrew [to] complete; Aramaic [to] study) is a component of the Talmud, comprising the rabbinical commentaries and analysis on the Mishnah, undertaken in the Academies of Palestine and Babylon over a 300 year period to about 500. ... See also Wikipedias Law Portal. ... Levirate marriage is the practice of a woman marrying one of her husbands brothers after her husbands death, if there were no children, in order to continue his line. ... Yibbum (pronounced yee-boom) or Levirate marriage, in Judaism, is commonly translated as levirate marriage, one of the most complex types of marital unions mandated by Torah law, and which is not presently practiced in its full application. ...

Moses took their case to God. (Num. 27:5.) According to the Zohar, Moses presented the case to God instead of deciding it himself out of modesty. (Zohar 3:205b.) God told Moses that the plea of Zelophehad’s daughters was just, and that they should be granted their father’s hereditary holding. (Num. 27:6–7.) At the bottom of the hands, the two letters on each hand combine to form יהוה (YHVH), the name of God. ...

Later, the family heads of the clan of Manasseh’s grandson Gilead appealed to Moses and the chieftains, arguing that if Zelophehad’s daughters married men from another Israelite tribe, then their share would be lost to the tribe of Manasseh and be added to the portion of the tribe into which they married. (Num. 36:1–3.) So Moses, at God’s bidding, instructed the Israelites that the plea of the tribal leaders was just and that Zelophehad’s daughters could marry anyone they wished, but only among the men of the tribe of Manasseh. (Num. 36:5–6.) Milcah and her sisters did as God had commanded Moses, and they each married sons of their uncles. (Num. 36:10–11.) According to the Gemara, the daughters demonstrated their righteousness by marrying men who were fitting for them. (Bava Batra 119b.) In the Bible, Gilead (גִּלְעָד Heap/mass of testimony/witness, Standard Hebrew GilÊ¿ad, Tiberian Hebrew Gilʿāḏ) is the name of three persons and two geographic places. ... A tribe, viewed historically or developmentally, consists of a social group existing before the development of, or outside of, states, though some modern theorists hold that contemporary tribes can only be understood in terms of their relationship to states. ...

When the Israelites entered the land, Milcah and her sisters appeared before Eleazer the priest, Joshua (who by then had assumed leadership from Moses), and the chieftains, reminding them that God had commanded Moses to grant them a portion among their kinsmen, and Milcah and her sisters received a portion in the holdings of Manasseh on the west side of the Jordan River. (Josh. 17:4–6.) Joshua or Yehoshúa (יְהוֹשֻׁעַ Yeho/YHVH is help/saves/delivers, Standard Hebrew YÉ™hošúaÊ¿, Tiberian Hebrew YÉ™hôšuªʿ) is a Biblical character, much of whose life is described in the Book of Joshua. ... This article is about the Jordan River and its valley in western Asia. ...

See also

• Bethuel
• Torah portions involving the two Milcahs: Chayei Sarah, Pinchas, and Masei
• Genesis
• Numbers
• Tanakh
• Hebrew Bible