Genesis 11:26

Terah lived seventy years, and became the father of Abram, Nahor, and Haran.

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In The King James Version

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

In Context

25Nahor lived one hundred nineteen years after he became the father of Terah, and became the father of more sons and daughters.

27Now this is the history of the generations of Terah. Terah became the father of Abram, Nahor, and Haran. Haran became the father of Lot.

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Cross References

Genesis 12:4So Abram went, as the LORD had told him. Lot went with him. Abram was seventy-five years old when he departed from Haran.

Genesis 24:10The servant took ten of his master’s camels, and departed, having a variety of good things of his master’s with him. He arose, and went to Mesopotamia, to the city of Nahor.

Joshua 24:2Joshua said to all the people, “The LORD, the God of Israel, says, ‘Your fathers lived of old time beyond the River, even Terah, the father of Abraham, and the father of Nahor. They served other gods.

Matthew Henry on Genesis 11:11-27

10 These are the generations of Shem: Shem was a hundred years old, and begat Arphaxad two years after the flood: 11 And Shem lived after he begat Arphaxad five hundred years, and begat sons and daughters. 12 And Arphaxad lived five and thirty years, and begat Salah: 13 And Arphaxad lived after he begat Salah four hundred and three years, and begat sons and daughters. 14 And Salah lived thirty years, and begat Eber: 15 And Salah lived after he begat Eber four hundred and three years, and begat sons and daughters.… Read the whole commentary →

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