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Terah

Terah (Generation 19 • Messianic Line • Child of Nahor ): Terah is a biblical figure in Generation 19 of the Messianic Line , child of Nahor , parent of Haran , Abram/Abraham , Nahor. ( Genesis 11:24 , 1 Chronicles 1:25-26 , Luke 3:34 , Genesis 11:32 ) Within the broader Biblical Knowledge Graph, this connects directly to Abrahamic Covenant & the Patriarchs—Called from Ur of the Chaldeans and Haran into Canaan ( Genesis 12:1 ), Abram —renamed Abraham in Genesis 17:5 —receives the covenant promise of land, numerous descendants, and blessing to all nations through Isaac and Jacob .

Connected Genealogical Figures & Lineage

Terah (Generation 19 • Messianic Line • Child of Nahor ): Terah is a biblical figure in Generation 19 of the Messianic Line , child of Nahor , parent of Haran , Abram/Abraham , Nahor. ( Genesis 11:24 , 1 Chronicles 1:25-26 , Luke 3:34 , Genesis 11:32 ) (mentioned in Genesis 11 , Joshua 24 , 1 Chronicles 1 ) Haran (Generation 20 • Child of Terah): Haran is a biblical figure in Generation 20, child of Terah, parent of Lot . ( Genesis 11:26 , Genesis 11:28 ) (mentioned in Genesis 11 , Genesis 12 , Genesis 27 ) Abram/Abraham (Generation 20 • Messianic Line • Child of Terah): ( Genesis 11:26 , 1 Chronicles 1:26-27 , Luke 3:34 , Genesis 25:7-10 ) G-d renamed Abram to Abraham ( Genesis 17:5 ). Abram was the first person called 'Hebrew' in the Bible ( Genesis 14:13 ). Abram was born 1948 years from the creation of the world. (mentioned in Genesis 11 , Genesis 14 , Genesis 17 ) Nahor (Generation 20 • Child of Terah): Nahor is a biblical figure in Generation 20, child of Terah, parent of Uz, Buz , Kemuel , Chesed , Hazo . ( Genesis 11:26 ) (mentioned in Genesis 11 )

Biblical Geography & Sacred Architecture

Key geographical locations connected to this topic include Terah (Ancient biblical location referenced in Num 33:27 , Num 33:28 (identified with Mount Hor 1 ).) Beeshterah (Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 21:27 (identified with Ashtaroth ).)

Scripture Witness (KJV) & Canonical Context

Primary KJV scripture witnesses include Genesis 11:32 : "And the days of Terah were two hundred and five years: and Terah died in Haran ."; Genesis 11:27 : "Now these are the generations of Terah: Terah begat Abram , Nahor , and Haran ; and Haran begat Lot ."; 1 Chronicles 1:26 : " Serug , Nahor , Terah,". Related canonical books and chapters: Joshua 24 ( Joshua • Chapter 24 (33 verses)), Genesis 11 ( Genesis • Chapter 11 (32 verses)), 1 Chronicles 1 ( 1 Chronicles • Chapter 1 (54 verses)).

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Topics, People & Places (36)

Terah
99% Messianic Line
Generation 19 • Messianic Line • Child of Nahor

Terah is a biblical figure in Generation 19 of the Messianic Line , child of Nahor , parent of Haran , Abram/Abraham , Nahor . ( Genesis 11:24 , 1 Chronicles 1:25-26 , Luke 3:34 , Genesis 11:32 )

Terah
99% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • Mount Hor 1 • 30.317°N, 35.407°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Num 33:27 , Num 33:28 (identified with Mount Hor 1 ).

Haran
99% Gen 20
Generation 20 • Child of Terah

Haran is a biblical figure in Generation 20, child of Terah , parent of Lot . ( Genesis 11:26 , Genesis 11:28 )

Beeshterah
99% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • Ashtaroth • 32.833°N, 36.017°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 21:27 (identified with Ashtaroth ).

Wiki Article • Torah & Covenant

Called from Ur of the Chaldeans and Haran into Canaan ( Genesis 12:1 ), Abram —renamed Abraham in Genesis 17:5 —receives the covenant promise of land, numerous descendants, and blessing to all nations through Isaac and Jacob .

Abram/Abraham
99% Messianic Line
Generation 20 • Messianic Line • Child of Terah

( Genesis 11:26 , 1 Chronicles 1:26-27 , Luke 3:34 , Genesis 25:7-10 ) G-d renamed Abram to Abraham ( Genesis 17:5 ). Abram was the first person called 'Hebrew' in the Bible ( Genesis 14:13 ). Abram was born 1948 years from the creation of the world.

Nahor
99% Gen 20
Generation 20 • Child of Terah

Nahor is a biblical figure in Generation 20, child of Terah , parent of Uz, Buz , Kemuel , Chesed , Hazo . ( Genesis 11:26 )

Joshua 24
99% Chapter
Joshua • Chapter 24 (33 verses)

And Joshua gathered all the tribes of Israel to Shechem , and called for the elders of Israel , and for their heads, and for their judges, and for their officers; and they presented themselves before God. And Joshua said unto all the people, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, Your ... Mentions: Joshua, Jacob/Israel, Terah , Abram/Abraham , Nahor , Shechem , Canaan , Esau , Seir .

Nahor
99% Messianic Line
Generation 18 • Messianic Line • Child of Serug

Nahor is a biblical figure in Generation 18 of the Messianic Line , child of Serug , parent of Terah . ( Genesis 11:22 , 1 Chronicles 1:25-26 , Luke 3:34-35 , Genesis 11:24-25 )

Genesis 11
99% Chapter
Genesis • Chapter 11 (32 verses)

And the whole earth was of one language, and of one speech. And it came to pass, as they journeyed from the east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar ; and they dwelt there. And they said one to another, Go to, let us make brick, and burn them thoroughly. And they had br... Mentions: Shem , Arpachshad (or Arphaxad ), Eber (or Heber ), Peleg , Reu , Shinar , Babel , Terah , Haran , Canaan .

Wiki Article • New Testament & Messiah

The crimson thread of the Biblical Genealogy traces 75 generations from Adam through Seth , Noah , Shem , Abraham , Isaac , Jacob , Judah , Perez , Boaz , David , Solomon , Nathan , Zerubbabel , Joseph , and Mary to Yeshua the Messiah .

Jacob/Israel
81% Messianic Line
Generation 22 • Messianic Line • Child of Isaac

( Genesis 21:26 , 1 Chronicles 1:34 , Luke 3:34 , Genesis 49:33 ) G-d changed Jacob's name to Israel ( Genesis 32:28 ).

Isaac
77% Messianic Line
Generation 21 • Messianic Line • Child of Abram/Abraham

( Genesis 21:5 , 1 Chronicles 1:34 , Luke 3:34 , Genesis 35:28-29 ) G-d named Isaac before he was even born ( Genesis 17:19 ).

Lot
72% Gen 21
Generation 21 • Child of Haran

( Genesis 11:27 ) Lot and his family were the only ones saved from the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah ( Genesis 19:29 )

Esau (Edom)
67% Gen 22
Generation 22 • Child of Isaac

( Genesis 25:25 , 1 Chronicles 1:34 ) G-d declared that Esau would serve his younger twin brother, Jacob , before they were born ( Genesis 25:23 ).

Reuben
63% Gen 23
Generation 23 • Child of Jacob/Israel

Reuben is a biblical figure in Generation 23, child of Jacob/Israel . ( Genesis 29:32 , 1 Chronicles 2:1 , 1 Chronicles 5:1 )

Map of Abraham's Journey: Ur to Haran and Canaan
IMAGE • maps

Cartographic reconstruction of Abram 's migratory route across the Fertile Crescent following God's call ( Genesis 12 ).

Historical Biblical Cartographers • Geographicus / Wikimedia Commons Public Domain Mark 1.0
Simeon
63% Gen 23
Generation 23 • Child of Jacob/Israel

Simeon is a biblical figure in Generation 23, child of Jacob/Israel . ( Genesis 29:33 , 1 Chronicles 2:1 )

Issachar
62% Gen 23
Generation 23 • Child of Jacob/Israel

Issachar is a biblical figure in Generation 23, child of Jacob/Israel . ( Genesis 29:33 , 1 Chronicles 2:1 )

Gad
61% Gen 23
Generation 23 • Child of Jacob/Israel

Gad is a biblical figure in Generation 23, child of Jacob/Israel . ( Genesis 30:11 , 1 Chronicles 2:2 )

Genesis 35
61% Chapter
Genesis • Chapter 35 (29 verses)

And God said unto Jacob , Arise, go up to Beth–el, and dwell there: and make there an altar unto God, that appeared unto thee when thou fleddest from the face of Esau thy brother. Then Jacob said unto his household, and to all that were with him, Put away the strange gods that are... Mentions: Jacob/Israel, Esau (Edom), Canaan , Rebekah , Abram/Abraham , Esau, Shechem , Luz 1 , Paddan .

Asher
61% Gen 23
Generation 23 • Child of Jacob/Israel

Asher is a biblical figure in Generation 23, child of Jacob/Israel . ( Genesis 30:13 , 1 Chronicles 2:2 )

Dan
61% Gen 23
Generation 23 • Child of Jacob/Israel

Dan is a biblical figure in Generation 23, child of Jacob/Israel . ( Genesis 30:6 , 1 Chronicles 2:2 )

Zebulun
60% Gen 23
Generation 23 • Child of Jacob/Israel

Zebulun is a biblical figure in Generation 23, child of Jacob/Israel . ( Genesis 30:20 , 1 Chronicles 2:1 )

Genesis 12
60% Chapter
Genesis • Chapter 12 (20 verses)

Now the Lord had said unto Abram , Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father's house, unto a land that I will shew thee: And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing: And I will bl... Mentions: Abram/Abraham , Lot , Haran , Canaan , Shechem , Moreh 1 , Egypt .

Genesis 28
58% Chapter
Genesis • Chapter 28 (22 verses)

And Isaac called Jacob , and blessed him, and charged him, and said unto him, Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan . Arise, go to Paddan –aram, to the house of Bethuel thy mother's father; and take thee a wife from thence of the daughters of Laban thy mother's broth... Mentions: Isaac , Jacob/Israel , Canaan , Bethuel , Laban , Paddan , Esau .

Naphtali
58% Gen 23
Generation 23 • Child of Jacob/Israel

Naphtali is a biblical figure in Generation 23, child of Jacob/Israel . ( Genesis 30:8 , 1 Chronicles 2:2 )

Genesis 32
57% Chapter
Genesis • Chapter 32 (32 verses)

And Jacob went on his way, and the angels of God met him. And when Jacob saw them, he said, This is God's host: and he called the name of that place Mahanaim . And Jacob sent messengers before him to Esau his brother unto the land of Seir , the country of Edom . Mentions: Jacob/Israel, Esau (Edom), Laban , Abram/Abraham , Isaac , Mahanaim , Esau, Seir , Edom.

Dinah
56% Gen 23
Generation 23 • Child of Jacob/Israel

Dinah is a biblical figure in Generation 23, child of Jacob/Israel . ( Genesis 30:21 , 34:1 , 46:15 )

Genesis 13
56% Chapter
Genesis • Chapter 13 (18 verses)

And Abram went up out of Egypt , he, and his wife, and all that he had, and Lot with him, into the south. And Abram was very rich in cattle, in silver, and in gold. And he went on his journeys from the south even to Beth–el, unto the place where his tent had been at the beginning,... Mentions: Abram/Abraham, Lot , Canaan , Hebron , Egypt , Jordan , Sodom , Gomorrah , Zoar .

Zimran
54% Gen 21
Generation 21 • Child of Abram/Abraham

Zimran is a biblical figure in Generation 21, child of Abram/Abraham . ( Genesis 25:1-2 )

Levi
54% Gen 23
Generation 23 • Child of Jacob/Israel

Levi is a biblical figure in Generation 23, child of Jacob/Israel , parent of Gershon ( Gershom ), Jochebed , Kohath , Merari . ( Genesis 29:34 , 1 Chronicles 2:1 )

Four-Horned Altar of Beersheba — Dismantled Israelite Altar
IMAGE • archaeology

Hewn sandstone blocks of a sacrificial altar with corner horns dismantled during Hezekiah 's or Josiah 's religious reforms.

Israelite Stonecutters (8th Century BCE) • The Israel Museum, Jerusalem CC-BY-SA 4.0
James (Jacob)
53% Gen 75
Generation 75 • Child of Mary

see Mark 6:3

Genesis 16
53% Chapter
Genesis • Chapter 16 (16 verses)

Now Sarai Abram 's wife bare him no children: and she had an handmaid, an Egyptian, whose name was Hagar. And Sarai said unto Abram , Behold now, the Lord hath restrained me from bearing: I pray thee, go in unto my maid; it may be that I may obtain children by her. And Abram hearke... Mentions: Abram/Abraham, Canaan , Ishmael , Shur , Kadesh 1 , Bered .

Scripture Passages (10)

And the days of Terah were two hundred and five years: and Terah died in Haran .

Now these are the generations of Terah : Terah begat Abram , Nahor , and Haran ; and Haran begat Lot .

And Nahor lived nine and twenty years, and begat Terah :

And Terah lived seventy years, and begat Abram , Nahor , and Haran .

And Nahor lived after he begat Terah an hundred and nineteen years, and begat sons and daughters.

And Haran died before his father Terah in the land of his nativity, in Ur of the Chaldeans.

And 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 Nahor : and they served other gods.

And unto the children of Gershon , of the families of the Levites , out of the other half tribe of Manasseh they gave Golan in Bashan with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Beesh–terah with her suburbs; two cities.

And 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 Chaldeans, to go into the land of Canaan ; and they came unto Haran , and dwelt there.

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