Bible Person

Milcah

Meaning: queen · Female · 4 cross references

This Milcah entry refers to one of Zelophehad's daughters, not Milcah the wife of Nahor already separately overridden. She belongs to the inheritance case that helps reshape Israel's legal practice. First appears in Num 26:33.1

AI summary: This Milcah matters because the cross references place her among the daughters whose appeal secures justice for a father without sons. Her role, together with her sisters, becomes part of the legal development of inheritance in Israel and the balancing of family continuity with tribal order. Taken together, the material presents this Milcah as one of Zelophehad's daughters whose case helps shape Israel's inheritance practice.1