Nahor
Nahor, the son of Serug and father of Terah, was Abraham's grandfather.
The name Nahor means “hoarse; dry; hot”
MaleEarly PatriarchPatriarchs eraOld & New Testaments4 books7 verses
Summary
A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Genesis 11:22; referred to as Nahor (נָחוֹר) or Nahor (Ναχώρ); a son of Serug; father of Terah.
Events
Dates are approximate
- Birth of Nahorc. 2155 BC
- Lifetime of Nahorc. 2155 BC
- Birth of Terahc. 2126 BC
- Death of Nahorc. 2007 BC
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- When Serug was 30 years old, he became the father of Nahor.
- And after he had become the father of Nahor, Serug lived 200 years and had other sons and daughters.
- When Nahor was 29 years old, he became the father of Terah.
- And after he had become the father of Terah, Nahor lived 119 years and had other sons and daughters.
- And Joshua said to all the people, “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘Long ago your fathers, including Terah the father of Abraham and Nahor, lived beyond the Euphrates and worshiped other gods.
- Serug, Nahor, Terah,
- …the son of Jacob, the son of Isaac, the son of Abraham, the son of Terah, the son of Nahor,