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Terah in the Bible.

Son of Nahor. He lived about 2126–1921 BC, by Ussher’s count. The King James Version names Terah in 10 verses, from Genesis 11:24 to Luke 3:34.

Terah’s family.

Father
Himself
Terah

His family as Theographic Bible Metadata lists it; each name opens its own page.

Who Terah was.

The wanderer; loiterer, for some unknown reason emigrated with his family from his native mountains in the north to the plains of Mesopotamia. He had three sons, Haran, Nahor, and Abraham, and one daughter, Sarah. He settled in “Ur of the Chaldees,” where his son Haran died, leaving behind him his son Lot. Nahor settled at Haran, a place on the way to Ur. Terah afterwards migrated with Abraham (probably his youngest son) and Lot (his grandson), together with their families, from Ur, intending to go with them to Canaan; but he tarried at Haran, where he spent the remainder of his days, and died at the age of two hundred and five years (Gen. 11:24-32; Josh. 24:2). What a wonderful part the descendants of this Chaldean shepherd have played in the history of the world!

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).

Places in Terah’s story.

  • Chaldeanamed with him in 2 verses
  • Harannamed with him in 2 verses
  • Urnamed with him in 2 verses
  • Canaannamed with him in 1 verse

Each opens its own page: where it is on the map and every verse.

All 10 verses that name Terah.

Genesis 7

  • Genesis 11:24And Nahor lived nine and twenty years, and begat Terah:
  • Genesis 11:25And Nahor lived after he begat Terah an hundred and nineteen years, and begat sons and daughters.
  • Genesis 11:26And Terah lived seventy years, and begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran.
  • Genesis 11:27Now these are the generations of Terah: Terah begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran; and Haran begat Lot.
  • Genesis 11:28And Haran died before his father Terah in the land of his nativity, in Ur of the Chaldees.
  • Genesis 11:31And Terah took Abram his son, and Lot the son of Haran his son’s son, and Sarai his daughter in law, his son Abram’s wife; and they went forth with them from Ur of the Chaldees, to go into the land of Canaan; and they came unto Haran, and dwelt there.
  • Genesis 11:32And the days of Terah were two hundred and five years: and Terah died in Haran.

Joshua 1

  • Joshua 24:2And Joshua said unto all the people, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Your fathers dwelt on the other side of the flood in old time, even Terah, the father of Abraham, and the father of Nachor: and they served other gods.

1 Chronicles 1

Luke 1

  • Luke 3:34Which was the son of Jacob, which was the son of Isaac, which was the son of Abraham, which was the son of Thara, which was the son of Nachor,

Questions about Terah.

Who was Terah in the Bible?

Son of Nahor. The King James Version names Terah in 10 verses, from Genesis 11:24 to Luke 3:34.

Who was Terah’s father?

Nahor.

Who were Terah’s children?

BibleLectio’s family tree lists Abraham, Sarah, Nahor and Haran.

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