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Jidlaph

Jidlaph, a son of Nahor and Milcah, was Abraham's nephew. Mentioned once in Scripture, at Genesis 22:22.

Why it matters. Son of Nahor and Milcah

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Last reviewed
2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team

About Jidlaph

Jidlaph is mentioned in Gen.22.22 as one of the eight sons of Nahor and Milcah. Nahor was Abraham's brother, making Jidlaph Abraham's nephew. The passage lists the children born to Nahor and Milcah in Paddan Aram, providing insight into Abraham's extended family.

Description from STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0, lightly reformatted. This is background reference material, not Scripture and not a FaithGraph editorial claim.

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Family

Family links from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0). Where the dataset marks an identification as uncertain, the mark is kept. Matthew and Luke give different genealogies for Jesus; see the Lineage page, which never merges them.

Appears in Scripture

Named in 1 verse across 1 book. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.

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