Genesis 11:29 meaning and explanation
And Abram and Nahor took wives for themselves. Abram’s wife was named Sarai, and Nahor’s wife was named Milcah; she was the daughter of Haran, who was the father of both Milcah and Iscah.
Genesis 11:29, Berean Standard Bible
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This verse belongs to the closing section of Genesis 11, which traces the family line of Terah and sets the stage for Abram's call in the next chapter. The narrator simply records that Abram married Sarai and that his brother Nahor married Milcah, and notes that Milcah was the daughter of their brother Haran, which means Nahor married his niece.
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