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Nahor, son of Serug
Died
City of Ur
ChildrenTerah, and other sons and daughters
ParentSerug

Nahor, Nachor,[1] or Naghor (Heb. נָחֹור Nāḥōr) is the son of Serug according to the Hebrew Bible. In Genesis Chapter 11, Nahor is listed as the son of Serug.v.22 According to some interpretations, he was born and raised in the Sumerian city-state of Ur on the Euphrates River of lower Mesopotamia, about four Millennia ago.[2] He is said to have lived to the age of 148[3] years old v.24,25 and had a son, Terah at the age of 29.[4]v.24 He was also the grandfather of Abraham, Nahor II and Haran, all descendants of Shem.v.10,25–27[5]

Family tree

Serug
Nahor
son of Serug
Noah
Shem[6]HamJapheth
ElamAshurArphaxadLudAramUnnamed daughters
Salah
Eber
PelegJoktan
Reu13 sons
Serug
Nahor
Terah
Sarah[7]Abraham[8]HagarHaran[8]
KeturahNahor[8]
Ishmael[9]Milcah[8]Lot[8]Iscah[8]
Zimran
Jokshan
Medan
Midian
Ishbak
Shuah
1. Nebaioth
2. Kedar
3. Adbeel
4. Mibsam
5. Mishma
6. Dumah
7. Massa
8. Hadad
9. Tema
10. Jetur
11. Naphish
12. Kedemah
Mahalath/Basemath (daughter)
7 sons[10]Bethuel[11]1st daughter[12]2nd daughter[12]
Isaac[13]Rebecca[11]Laban[14]Moab[12]Ben-Ammi[12]
EsauJacobLeahRachel


References

  1. ^ Orthodox Jewish Bible translation
  2. ^ Dorothy Weitz Drummond. Holy Land, Whose Land?: Modern Dilemma, Ancient Roots, 2004. p.75
  3. ^ 148 according to the Masoretic Text; 208 or 304 according to the Septuagint. Larsson, Gerhard. “The Chronology of the Pentateuch: A Comparison of the MT and LXX.” Journal of Biblical Literature, vol. 102, no. 3, 1983, p. 403. www.jstor.org/stable/3261014.
  4. ^ 29 according to the Masoretic Text; 79 or 179 according to the Septuagint. Larsson, Gerhard. “The Chronology of the Pentateuch: A Comparison of the MT and LXX.” Journal of Biblical Literature, vol. 102, no. 3, 1983, p. 403. www.jstor.org/stable/3261014.
  5. ^ 1 Chr.1:4,26,27
  6. ^ https://www.sefaria.org/Genesis.11.11?lang=bi&aliyot=0
  7. ^ Sarah was the half–sister of Abraham (Genesis 20:12). An alternative tradition holds that she was Abraham's niece (see Sarah#In rabbinic literature).
  8. ^ a b c d e f Genesis 11:27–29
  9. ^ Genesis 16:15
  10. ^ Uz, Buz, Kemuel, Chesed, Hazo, Pildash, and Jidlaph (Genesis 22:20–22).
  11. ^ a b Genesis 22:20–23
  12. ^ a b c d Genesis 19:30–38
  13. ^ Genesis 21:1–3
  14. ^ Genesis 25:20, 24–26