Study it in the app“Abram and Nahor took wives for themselves. The name of Abram’s wife was Sarai, and the name of Nahor’s wife was Milcah, the daughter of Haran, the father of Milcah and the father of Iscah.”
Abramאַבְרָםand Nahorוְנָחוֹרtookוַיִּקַּחwivesנָשִׁיםfor themselves.לָהֶםThe nameשֵׁםof Abram’sאַבְרָםwifeאֵשֶׁתwas Sarai,שָׂרָיand the nameוְשֵׁםof Nahor’sנָחוֹרwifeאֵשֶׁתwas Milcah,מִלְכָּהthe daughterבַּתof Haran,הָרָןthe fatherאֲבִיof Milcahמִלְכָּהand the fatherוַאֲבִיof Iscah.יִסְכָּה
Abram
Abram, the name of Abraham before God changed it (Genesis 17:5). It means "exalted father".
Where else “avram” appearsNahor
Nahor, the name of Abraham's grandfather and of one of his brothers; also the town where his brother's family lived.
Where else “nachor” appearstake a wife
"Take a wife": to marry.
Where else “yikach” appearswife
Literally "his woman": the one married to him.
Where else “nashim” appearsname
The word by which a person, place or thing is called and recognized.
Where else “shem” appearsSarai
Sarai, the name of Sarah before God changed it (Genesis 17:15).
Where else “saray” appearsMilcah
Milcah, the wife of Nahor, Abram's brother; also a daughter of Zelophehad.
Where else “milka” appearsdaughter
A girl or woman born of her parents, who belongs to her father's house.
Where else “bat” appearsHaran
Haran, the name of men: above all Abram's brother and Lot's father. It is not the same name as the city of Haran (in Hebrew they are spelled differently).
Where else “haran” appearsfather
The man who begets a child and heads his household.
Where else “avi” appearsIscah
Iscah, a daughter of Haran, sister of Lot.
Where else “yiska” appears28Haran died in the presence of Terah his father in the land of his birth, in Ur of the Chaldeans.
29 · This verse (above)
30Sarai was barren; she had no child.
1. What it says
What did the people in the land of Shinar say as they built their city and tower (vv. 3-4)?
2. What it means
Why did YHWH confuse their language and scatter them over the whole earth (vv. 6-9)?
3. How I live it
In what you are planning, what is for making a name for yourself, and what is for serving others?
