Nahor, son of Serug
Appearance
Nahor, son of Serug | |
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![]() Nahor, from "Promptuarii Iconum Insigniorum" | |
Children | Terah, and other sons and daughters |
Parent | Serug |
Relatives | Abraham(grandson), Sarah (granddaughter), Nahor (grandson) Haran (grandson) |
Nahor (Hebrew: נָחוֹר – Nāḥōr; Greek: Ναχώρ – Nakhṓr) is the son of Serug according to the Hebrew Bible in Genesis Chapter 11.[1] He is said to have lived to the age of 148 years old[2][3] or 208 according to the Greek Septuagint (LXII) and had a son, Terah, at the age of 29 (179 in the LXX Vat and LXX Brenton) .[2][4] He was also the grandfather of Abraham, Sarah, Nahor II and Haran.[5][6]
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