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Abram and Nahor took wives. The name of Abram`s wife was Sarai, and the name of Nahor`s wife, Milcah, the daughter of Haran who was also the father of Iscah.
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The Mystery of Sarai
Commentators debate Sarai's origins. While some ancient traditions identify her with Iscah (Abram's niece), most scholars, citing Genesis 20:12, conclude she was Abram's half-sister—the daughter of his father Terah by a different mother. This detail highlights the unique family dynamics at the start of God's covenant story.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
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Anglican
Iscah. —Not the same as Sarai, for we learn in Genesis 20:12 that she was Abraham’s half-sister—that is, a daughter of Terah by an…
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Reformed Baptist
And Abram and Nahor took them wives Very probably after the death of their elder brother Haran, whose daughters they…
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