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Person

Nahor (father of Terah)

Also called Nachor

Mentioned in 7 verses across 4 books, first in Genesis 11:22. The verses below are the ones linked to this person (the Theographic dataset, with our sourced corrections).

In the Bible

All 7 verses, in Bible order. Text from the Berean Standard Bible; verse numbers follow the KJV.

Genesis

  • Genesis 11:22

    When Serug was 30 years old, he became the father of Nahor.

  • Genesis 11:23

    And after he had become the father of Nahor, Serug lived 200 years and had other sons and daughters.

  • Genesis 11:24

    When Nahor was 29 years old, he became the father of Terah.

  • Genesis 11:25

    And after he had become the father of Terah, Nahor lived 119 years and had other sons and daughters.

Joshua

  • Joshua 24:2

    And Joshua said to all the people, “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘Long ago your fathers, including Terah the father of Abraham and Nahor, lived beyond the Euphrates and worshiped other gods.

1 Chronicles

Luke

  • Luke 3:34

    the son of Jacob, the son of Isaac, the son of Abraham, the son of Terah, the son of Nahor,

Events

Events the dataset lists Nahor (father of Terah) as taking part in. Dates follow its Ussher–Jones reckoning (one of several traditional counts), not established history.

  1. c. 2155 BC
    Birth of NahorGenesis 11:22
  2. c. 2155 BC
    Lifetime of NahorGenesis 11:24–25
  3. c. 2126 BC
    Birth of TerahGenesis 11:24
  4. c. 2007 BC
    Death of NahorGenesis 11:25

Dictionary

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897), as attached to this record by Theographic. The entry is for the name and can describe more than one person who bore it. Easton wrote in 1897, and some of his views are now debated.

Read Easton’s entry

The father of Terah, who was the father of Abraham (Gen. 11:22-25; Luke 3:34).

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