Background Reading: Descendants of Shem to Abram. Terah could not go with him. After fathering Serug, Reu lived 207 years and had other sons and daughters. Terah became the father of Abram, Nahor and Haran; and Haran became the father of Lot. The entire family, including grandchildren, resided in Ur of the Chaldees. Terah was the father of Abram (Abraham), Nahor, and Haran; and Haran was the father of Lot. He had three sons, Haran, Nahor, and Abraham, and one daughter, Sarah. Descendants of Terah. For Abraham and his descendants, history begins anew; now only he, and not Terah, is “your father.” And yet in verse 2 Terah is described not only as Abraham’s father, but as father of Abraham’s descendants as well—unlike the midrash, which ultimately strips Terah of his patriarchal status entirely. The family and several of their antecedents were polytheistic and believed in multiple gods. Afterwards, Terah moved the family to Harran, where he died.5 Abram married Sarai, but she was barren, making Lot his presumptive heir. 1–3. Empowering the Church to Understand God's Word. Terah was the father of Abram, Nahor, and Haran; and Haran was the father of Lot. Others went to Troy, near the Dardanelles, which, by the way, bears the name of Zerah's fifth son, Darda. Although the introduction of Terah and his sons marks the beginning of the patriarchal period of Israel’s history, this does not serve as a major division splitting Genesis into two parts, as is often assumed. This suggests that he had to wait a longer time for his firstborn. Although Genesis does not mention Abram’s call until after covering the family’s move to Harran, the call originally occurred in Ur.18 The trip to Harran was the first stage of Abram’s journey of obedience. Other important events: settlement in Hebron (Gen. 13:18); rescue of Lot and the meeting with Melchizedek (Gen. 14); fu… The Patriarchal Family Tree Barnes’ Bible Charts Terah Haran Iscah Milcah Lot Nahor Bethuel Moab Ammon of Rebekah Jacob & Zilpah Jacob & Bilhah Jacob & Rachel Reuben Ephraim Manasseh Laban Rebekah Leah Rachel of Hagar Ishmael ABRAHAM of Sarah ISAAC Simeon Issachar Zebulin Levi JUD AH Gad Asher Dan Napht Joseph Benjamin ali Kohath Amram MOSES *This page contains affiliate links. Terah was the eighth generation removed, in a direct line of descendants from Shem. Haran died during his father’s lifetime in the land of his birth, that is, in Ur of the Chaldeans. It is merely the logical next step in the ongoing story of the promised offspring. Terah was the father of Abram, Nahor, and Haran; and Haran was the father of Lot. Terah was the father of Abram, Nahor, and Haran; and Haran was the father of Lot. After the Chaldean Nabopolassar and his son Nebuchadnezzar made Babylon the most powerful empire in the world, the name Chaldea came to refer to all of Babylonia.8 The prophets frequently called the Babylonians “Chaldeans.” This association led to the likely erroneous identification of Abram’s hometown with the ancient Sumerian city of Ur in southern Babylonia.9. The Family Tree of Abraham is found in the Book of Genesis along with his life story. When confronted for lying about Sarah to Abimelech, Abraham claimed that she was his half-sister in addition to being his wife.13 While it’s not clear whether this was true or just a cover-up, it does illustrate the widespread acceptance of this practice at the time. Although Canaan was the final destination, Terah and Abram did not know that.20 Yahweh told Abram to “go to the land I will show you” without specifying where that was.21, God never commanded Terah to go to Canaan, but he did command Abram to leave his father’s household. https://www.britannica.com/topic/Aramaean. 26 When Terah had lived seventy years, he became the father of Abram, Nahor, and Haran. 29 Abram and Nahor took wives; the name of Abram’s wife was Sarai, and the name of Nahor’s wife was Milcah. Haran died before his father Terah in … Nahor fathered Terah at the young age of 29 years (Genesis 11:24), but Terah was 70 years old before his three sons, … New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright © 1989 the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Terah. The migration to Haran, where Terah died, is found in Gen. 11:31. Barrenness is a heartbreaking tragedy in any culture, but in the ancient Near East, producing an heir was necessary to maintain inheritance rights, provide for elderly parents, and ensure they received proper burial.16 Barren women were considered cursed and endured great shame.17 Yahweh’s promise only amplified Abram and Sarai’s dilemma. 29 Then Abram and Nahor took wives: the name of Abram's wife was v Sarai, 1 and the name of Nahor's wife, w Milcah, the daughter of Haran the father of Milcah and the … 11:10 These are the family records of Shem. 2:1).. Descendants of Terah - Now these are the family records of Terah: Terah fathered Abram, Nahor, and Haran; and Haran fathered Lot. Terah was the son of Nahor, who was of Noah’s son’s Shem’s line. Now these are the descendants of Terah. His father Terah had 3 sons: Abraham, Nahor and Haran. Scripture provides few details of Terah’s life.1 He wasborn in the year 1878 from Creation (1883 BCE) to his father Nahor, who waseighth in line from Noah. Verse 12 may seem that Abraham is a half-brother to Sarah. As it turns out, Abraham’s family was quite prominent in Ur -- clay tablets with the names of commissioners and governors included the names of Terah, Nahor, Serug, and Pelug. Through his son Lot, Haran was the ancestor of the Moabites and Ammonites, and through his daughter Milcah he was ancestral to the Aramaeans. The gap between the flood and Abraham may not be as wide as some believe. Children: Terah, and other sons and daughters: Parent(s) Serug: Nahor (Hebrew: נָחוֹר – Nāḥōr; Greek: Ναχώρ – Nakhṓr) is the son of Serug according to the Hebrew Bible in Genesis Chapter 11. Used by permission. 27 Now these are the generations of Terah. 27 This is the genealogy of Terah: Terah begot u Abram, Nahor, and Haran. He is said to have lived to the age of 148 years old and had a son, Terah at the age of 29. We learned earlier that she was Abraham’s niece. Abrahamwas followed by two more sons, Nahor3and Haran.4 Initially Terah lived in the Chaldean city of … 27 Now these are the descendants of Terah. 31 Terah took his son Abram and his grandson Lot son of Haran, and his daughter-in-law Sarai, his son Abram’s wife, and they went out together from Ur of the Chaldeans to go into the land of Canaan; but when they came to Haran, they settled there. Terah married a woman named Amathlai,daughter of Karnebo.2 When hewas seventy, his wife bore him a son named Abraham (then called Abram). Son of Terah, born in Ur of the Chaldees (Gen. 11:26–28). It sets the stage for the next part of the history of the line of the promised offspring, beginning with Yahweh’s promise to make Abram into a great nation. Terah is mentioned in Jesus’ genealogy in Luke 3:34. Terah was the father of Abram, Nahor, and Haran; and Haran was the father of Lot. 28 And Haran died before his father Terah in his native land, in Ur of the Chaldeans. Aside from the fact that Sumerian Ur was not associated with the Chaldeans until much later, three other major factors disqualify the city: First, Harran is in southern Turkey.10 A journey from Sumerian Ur to Canaan wouldn’t have taken the family anywhere near Harran. This book, the account of Terah’s family, is the central masterpiece of Genesis. The story of Shem’s descendants, the second half of his genealogy, begins to answer these questions by following the line of Shem through Eber’s son Peleg, who may have been one of the builders of the tower.1 But that event did nothing to deter God’s purposes, and the chosen line continued until it reached Abram, Nahor, and Haran, the three sons of Terah (parallel to the three sons of Noah at the end of the list of Adam’s descendants in chapter 5). Terah had begot Haran, who had begotten Lot. Or will he fulfill it through one of the nations listed in chapter 10? Haran begot Lot. Genesis 11:27-32 - The Descendants Of Terah 27 Now these are the records of the generations of Terah. Now these are the descendants of Terah. Amplified Bible Now these are the records of the descendants of Terah. 28 Haran died before his father Terah in the land of his birth, in Ur of the Chaldeans. The son of Nahor, and father of Nahor, Haran, and Abraham, Genesis 11:24, begot Abraham at the age of seventy-two years, in Ur of the Chaldeans.Upon Abraham's first call to remove into the land of promise, Terah and all his family went with him as far as Haran, in Mesopotamia, about B. C. 1918, Genesis 11:31-32.He died there the same year, aged two … The servant then obeyed by going to find Nahor’s family in Harran in Aram Naharaim (which means “the land of the Arameans between the two rivers,” the Euphrates and either the Tigris or the Khabur). Regarding his children, Terah had three sons: Abram (better known by his later name Abraham), Haran, and Nahor II. Terah's father was Nahor, son of Serug, descendants of Shem. The universal focus of 10:1–11:9 serves to show that the defeat of the snake would benefit all of humanity, whether or not they are part of the chosen line. Cheated of their birthright, the descendants of Zerah separated from the children of Israel soon after the Exodus. What happened to the line of the promised offspring? New Revised Standard Version (NRSV), NRSV, Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible, Leathersoft, Burgundy, Comfort Print, New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition Holy Bible: NRSV, The NRSV HarperCollins Study Bible, Revised and Updated Hardcover with Apocryphal and Deuterocanonical Books, NRSV Comfort Print XL Edition Holy Bible--soft leather-look, brown. Family 's history genealogy in Luke 3:34 in Egypt is given in Gen. 12:1–5, set out for land... 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