Terah
The father of Abram, Nahor and Haran, and a descendant of Shem. He took Abram, Sarai and his grandson Lot and set out from Ur of the Chaldeans for the land of Canaan — but they came to Haran and settled there, and there Terah died at two hundred and five. Joshua's farewell speech records that Terah and his family served other gods beyond the River, which sets Abraham's call in relief.
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GenesisJoshua1 ChroniclesLukeNahor lived twenty-nine years, and became the father of Terah.
Genesis 11:24
Terah took Abram his son, Lot the son of Haran, his son’s son, and Sarai his daughter-in-law, his son Abram’s wife. They went from Ur of the Chaldees, to go into the land of Canaan. They came to Haran and lived there.
Genesis 11:31 — Leaves Ur for Canaan
Joshua said to all the people, “Yahweh says, the God of Israel, ‘Your fathers lived of old time beyond the River, even Terah, the father of Abraham, and the father of Nahor: and they served other gods.
Joshua 24:2
Serug, Nahor, Terah,
1 Chronicles 1:26
the son of Jacob, the son of Isaac, the son of Abraham, the son of Terah, the son of Nahor,
Luke 3:34
Scripture quotations are from the World English Bible, a public-domain translation.
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