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Iscah

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

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(Heb. Yiskah', יַסְכָּה , spy; Sept. Ι᾿εσχά ), the daughter of Haran, and sister of Milcah and Lot (Genesis 11:29; comp. Genesis 11:31). Jewish tradition, as in Josephus (Ant. 1, 6, 5), Jerome (Qucest. in Genesin), and the Targum Pseudo-Jonathan, identifies her with SARAH (See SARAH) (q.v.).

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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Iscah'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​i/iscah.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
 
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