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Abraham's son Isaac married Rebekah, his first cousin once removed, the granddaughter of his father Abraham's brother Nahor with Milcah. [7] Isaac and Rebekah's firstborn son Esau resorted to marrying his cousin Mahalath, daughter of his father's brother Ishmael because his parents didn't approve of him having relationships with Canaanites. [8]
The Sons of Korah were the sons of Moses' cousin Korah. The story of Korah is found in Numbers 16. The story of Korah is found in Numbers 16. Korah led a revolt against Moses; he died, along with all his co-conspirators, when God caused "the earth to open her mouth and swallow him and all that appertained to them" (Numbers 16:31–33).
Kinship marriages amongst the patriarchs include Abraham's marriage to his half-sister Sarai; [30] the marriage of Abraham's brother, Nahor, to their niece Milcah; [31] Isaac's marriage to Rebekah, his first cousin once removed; [32] Jacob's marriages with two sisters who are his first cousins; [33] and, in the instance of Moses's parents, a ...
This is justified by the fact that cousins were also called brothers and sisters in Jesus's native language, Aramaic, which, like Biblical Hebrew, does not contain a word for cousin. [90] Furthermore, the Greek words adelphos and adelphe were not restricted to the meaning of a literal brother or sister in the Bible, nor were their plurals. [89]
Abner (in green) taking Michal away from Paltiel (Morgan Bible, 1240s). In the Hebrew Bible, Abner (Hebrew: אַבְנֵר ʾAḇnēr) was the cousin of King Saul and the commander-in-chief of his army. [1] His name also appears as אבינר בן נר "Abiner son of Ner", where the longer form Abiner means "my father is Ner". [2]
Jonadab is a figure in the Hebrew Bible, appearing in 2 Samuel 13. He is described in verse 3 as the son of Shimeah, who was the brother of David, making Jonadab a cousin to Amnon as well as his friend. He is called "very wise" (ḥākām mĕ'ōd), [1] usually translated as "very shrewd" or "very crafty" .
Rebecca [a] (/ r ɪ ˈ b ɛ k ə /) appears in the Hebrew Bible as the wife of Isaac and the mother of Jacob and Esau. According to biblical tradition, Rebecca's father was Bethuel the Aramean from Paddan Aram, also called Aram-Naharaim. [3] Rebecca's brother was Laban the Aramean, and she was the granddaughter of Milcah and Nahor, the brother ...
There is a difference in the scope of incest in the laws in different jurisdictions and in different religions. This article is only about the Biblical definition. Jim Michael 18:02, 11 January 2014 (UTC) Check the spelling on "Micah/Milcah": it's listed the former way before the quote, and the latter way after. --zandperl
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