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Nahor

Nahor, the son of Terah and brother of Abraham, was the father of Bethuel and the grandfather of Rebekah.

The name Nahor means “hoarse; dry; hot”

MaleAbraham's brotherEarly PatriarchPatriarchs eraOld Testament1 book13 verses

Summary

A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Genesis 11:26; only referred to as Nahor (נָחוֹר); son of Terah; a brother of Abraham, Haran and Sarah; husband of Milcah and Reumah; father of Uz, Buz, Kemuel, Chesed, Hazo, Pildash, Jidlaph, Bethuel, Tebah, Gaham, Tahash and Maacah.

Glossary entries

Nahor (Person)

Family members

Father

Terah

Spouse

Milcah Reumah

Siblings

Abraham Haran Sarah

Children

Bethuel Buz Chesed Gaham Hazo Jidlaph Kemuel Maacah Pildash Tahash Tebah Uz

Alternative names

Mentions

Includes 2 verses that refer to Nahor without naming them, as “he”, “she”, or the subject of a verb.

  1. Genesis 11:26
    When Terah was 70 years old, he became the father of Abram, Nahor, and Haran.
  2. Genesis 11:27
    This is the account of Terah. Terah became the father of Abram, Nahor, and Haran. And Haran became the father of Lot.
  3. Genesis 11:29
    And Abram and Nahor took wives for themselves. Abram’s wife was named Sarai, and Nahor’s wife was named Milcah; she was the daughter of Haran, who was the father of both Milcah and Iscah.
  4. Genesis 22:20
    Some time later, Abraham was told, “Milcah has also borne sons to your brother Nahor:
  5. Genesis 22:21Referred to, not named
    Uz the firstborn, his brother Buz, Kemuel (the father of Aram),
  6. Genesis 22:23
    And Bethuel became the father of Rebekah. Milcah bore these eight sons to Abraham’s brother Nahor.
  7. Genesis 22:24Referred to, not named
    Moreover, Nahor’s concubine, whose name was Reumah, bore Tebah, Gaham, Tahash, and Maacah.
  8. Genesis 24:10
    Then the servant took ten of his master’s camels and departed with all manner of good things from his master in hand. And he set out for Nahor’s hometown in Aram-naharaim.
  9. Genesis 24:15
    Before the servant had finished praying, Rebekah came out with her jar on her shoulder. She was the daughter of Bethuel son of Milcah, the wife of Abraham’s brother Nahor.
  10. Genesis 24:24
    She replied, “I am the daughter of Bethuel, the son that Milcah bore to Nahor.”
  11. Genesis 24:47
    Then I asked her, ‘Whose daughter are you?’ She replied, ‘The daughter of Bethuel son of Nahor, whom Milcah bore to him.’ So I put the ring on her nose and the bracelets on her wrists.
  12. Genesis 29:5
    “Do you know Laban the grandson of Nahor?” Jacob asked. “We know him,” they replied.
  13. Genesis 31:53
    May the God of Abraham and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judge between us.” So Jacob swore by the Fear of his father Isaac.