Holy Scripture

Genesis 11:29

A church father on this verse
“(Verse 29) And Abram and Nachor took wives for themselves. The name of Abram's wife was Sarai, and the name of Nachor's wife was Milcah, the daughter of Haran. The father of Milcah was also the father of Iscah. Haran fathered two daughters, Milcah and Iscah, who were both called by the same name. Of these, Milcah beca…”
Jerome, 5th c. — Hebrew Questions on Genesis

Source: Septuagint

Original

29And Abram and Nahor took to themselves wives, the name of the wife of Abram was Sarai, and the name of the wife of Nahor, Milcah, daughter of Haran, and he was the father of Milcah, the father of Iscah.

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27And these are the generations of Terah. Terah begot Abram and Nahor, and Haran; and Haran begot Lot.

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

— Genesis 11:29 —

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

31And Terah took Abram his son, and Lot the son of Haran, the son of his son, and Sarai his daughter-in-law, the wife of Abram his son, and led them forth out of the land of the Chaldees, to go into the land of Canaan, and they came as far as Haran, and he dwelt there.

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