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Melka

Portrait of Melka

Melka is the daughter of Madai, the son of Japheth, and was taken as a wife in the thirtieth jubilee, after which a son was begotten. Melka is also the name of Levi's wife, of the daughters of Aram. A wife is taken in the thirty-sixth jubilee whose name is referenced in connection with the same form.

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Wife Daughter Levi Madai Aram

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Melka in Jubilees 8

The Book of Jubilees 8:5

And in the thirtieth jubilee, 1429 A.M. in the second week, in the first year thereof, he took to himself a wife, and he...

A5nd in the thirtieth jubilee, 1429 A.M. in the second week, in the first year thereof, he took to himself a wife, and her name was Melka, the daughter of Madai, the son of Japheth, and in the fourth year 1432 A.M. he begat a son, and called his name Shelah; for he said: 'Truly I have been sent.'

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Melka in Jubilees 11

The Book of Jubilees 11:6

And he grew up, and dwelt in Ur of the Chaldees, near to the father of his wife's mother, and he worshipped idols, and h...

A6nd he grew up, and dwelt in Ur of the Chaldees, near to the father of his wife's mother, and he worshipped idols, and he took to himself a wife in the thirty-sixth jubilee, in the fifth week, in the first year thereof, 1744 A.M. and her name was Melka, the daughter of Kaber, the daughter of his father's brother.

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Melka in Jubilees 34

The Book of Jubilees 34:20

And after Joseph perished, the sons of Jacob took unto themselves wives. The name of Reuben's wife is 'Ada; and the name...

A20nd after Joseph perished, the sons of Jacob took unto themselves wives. The name of Reuben's wife is 'Ada; and the name of Simeon's wife is 'Adlba'a, a Canaanite; and the name of Levi's wife is Melka, of the daughters of Aram, of the seed of the sons of Terah; and the name of Judah's wife, Betasu'el, a Canaanite; and the name of Issachar's wife, Hezaqa: and the name of Zabulon's wife, Ni'iman; and the name of Dan's wife, 'Egla; and the name of Naphtali's wife, Rasu'u, of Mesopotamia; and the name of Gad's wife, Maka; and the name of Asher's wife, 'Ijona; and the name of Joseph's wife, Asenath, the Egyptian; and the name of Benjamin's wife, 'Ijasaka.

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