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Terah or Terach (Hebrew: תֶּרַח Teraḥ) is a biblical figure in the Book of Genesis. He is listed as the son of Nahor and father of the patriarch Abraham. As such, he is a descendant of Shem's son Arpachshad. Terah is mentioned in Genesis 11:26–27, Joshua 24:2, and 1 Chronicles 1:17–27 of the Tanakh and Luke 3:34–36 in the New ...
Terah (also spelled Terach) was the father of Abraham, the first Patriarch of the Jewish nation. Although Terah worshipped idols and raised his family in the idolatrous city of Haran , his son Abraham independently recognized the existence of one true G‑d , and eventually left his father’s home for the Land of Israel .
Jan 4, 2022 · Terah is known in the Bible as the father of Abram (known later as Abraham), who in turn received the covenant promise of God regarding the future birth of His Son, Jesus. Terah is mentioned in Jesus’ genealogy in Luke 3:34. Terah was the son of Nahor, who was of Noah’s son’s Shem’s line.
Terah was the father of Abraham ( Gen 11:24-32 ). In addition to the reference to Terah by Joshua ( Josh 24:2 ), he is listed in genealogical lists ( 1 Chron 1:26; Luke 3:34 ). Stephen refers to Abraham’s father in Acts 7:2.
Jul 11, 2022 · Terah took Abram, Sarai, and his grandson Lot, and traveled to Canaan. Genesis 11:28 shares that Terah’s son Haran had died. Haran was the father of Lot. Terah then uprooted the family from their home in Ur of the Chaldeans, and the group set out for Canaan.
Jul 18, 2022 · We remember Terah as the father of Abram, who received God’s covenant promises regarding Jesus Christ. Although he is mentioned in just a few verses, the magnitude of Terah’s spot in history...
ATS Bible Dictionary. Terah. 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.
Aug 24, 2023 · Gen 11:31 Terah took his son Abram, his grandson Lot the son of Haran, and Sarai and Milkah, his daughters-in-law, the wife of Abram and Nahor, his sons, and he brought them out from Ur of the Chaldeans for the land of Canaan; and they came as far as Ḥaran and they settled there.
May 29, 2018 · TERAH (Heb. תֶּרַח), father of Abraham, Nahor, and Haran. Terah is mentioned in the Bible chiefly in genealogical lists (Gen. 11:24–28; Josh. 24:2: i Chron. 1:26–27).
biblical figure. Learn about this topic in these articles: association with Abraham. In Abraham: The Genesis narrative in the light of recent scholarship of Abraham. …the family, or clan, of Terah and “the purchase of” (or “the burials in”) the cave of Machpelah. Tradition seems particularly firm on this point.
