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Iscah
he that anoints
יִסְכָּה yis.kah
Iscah (Hebrew: יִסְכָּה, yis.kah) means “he that anoints”, by traditional interpretation. It appears once, at Genesis 11:29. In United States birth records the name is below the reporting threshold. Appears with Haran in Genesis 11.
The bearer in scripture
One person in scripture bears this name.
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Iscah
daughter of Haran; sibling of Milcah
Scripture against society
The two measures, side by side
At a glance
- Verses
- 1 across 1 book
- Bearers
- 1 one person only
- Testament
- Old
- Era
- Patriarchal
- Hapax
- Yes occurs exactly once
Using it today
In United States birth records this name is below the reporting threshold. The Social Security Administration does not publish counts under five, so a name given to four children looks the same as one given to none.
In scripture
| Fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| First appears | Genesis 11:29 |
| Cross-references | 11 linked passages |
Names connected to this one
- Lot attested sibling Attested sibling — both named as children of Haran.
- Milcah attested sibling Named in scripture as a sibling of Iscah.
- Haran co-occurrence Appears with Haran in Genesis 11.
- Milcah co-occurrence Appears with Milcah in Genesis 11.
- Nahor co-occurrence Appears with Nahor in Genesis 11.
- Sarah co-occurrence Appears with Sarah in Genesis 11.
- Reu co-occurrence Appears in the same passages as Reu.
- Serug co-occurrence Appears in the same passages as Serug.
Origin & meaning
A woman living at the time of the Patriarchs, only mentioned at Gen.11.29;
daughter of: Haran (H2039);
sister of: Lot (H3876) and Milcah (H4435)
§ Iscah = "one who looks forth"
daughter of Haran, niece of Abraham, sister of Lot and Milcah
Iscah was the daughter of Haran and sister of Milcah and Lot.
The biblical story
Iscah is mentioned only once in the Bible, in Gen.11.29. She was the daughter of Haran, who was the brother of Abraham. Iscah's sister was Milcah, who married Abraham's brother Nahor. Iscah was also the sister of Lot, Abraham's nephew who later lived in Sodom.
No other details are given about Iscah in the biblical record. Her mention in the genealogy establishes her as a relative of Abraham, but she does not appear to play any role in the narratives concerning him. Some Jewish traditions identify her with Sarah, Abraham's wife, but there is no clear evidence for this in the biblical text. As Haran's daughter, Iscah was born in Ur of the Chaldeans and was part of the family that originally set out with Abraham for Canaan (Gen.11.31).
Key verses
Iscah appears in 1 verse. Here are some of the most notable:
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And Abram and Nahor took them wives: the name of Abram’s wife was Sarai; and the name of Nahor’s wife, Milcah, the daughter of Haran, the father of Milcah, and the father of Iscah.
Genesis 11:29
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Genesis (1)
- Genesis 11:29