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Terah, also spelled Terach (), was a biblical figure in the Book of Genesis. He is listed as the son of Nahor and father of the patriarch Abraham. As such, he is a descendant of Shem's son Arpachshad. Terah is mentioned in Genesis 11:24–32, Joshua 24:2, and 1 Chronicles 1:17–27 in the Hebrew Bible, and in Luke 3:34 in the New Testament.
Terah is a biblical figure mentioned in the Book of Genesis who served as the father of the patriarch Abraham and is presented as part of the genealogical line descending from Shem. He appears in several books of the Hebrew Bible and New Testament, establishing his importance as a link in the ancestral chain leading to Abraham.
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- Terah
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- 232px
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- Illustration of Terah with Latin text from Promptuarii Iconum Insigniorum
- Person.birth_place
- Ur Kaśdim, Chaldea, Sumer(present-day southern Iraq)
- Person.death_place
- Haran(present-day southeastern Turkey)
- Person.parents
- Nahor ben Serug (father)'Ijaska bat Nestag (mother, according to Book of Jubilees)
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- Facial Chronicle - b.01, p.070 - Terah sculptor.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1883-00-00
- date of death
- 1678-00-00
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- תרח
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15 sectionsContents
- Biblical narrative
- Jewish tradition
- Children
- Occupation
- Leader of the journey
- When Abram leaves Haran
- Samaritan tradition
- Christian tradition
- Islamic tradition
- In Sunni Islam
- In Shi'a Islam
- Terah as Abraham's father
- As Abraham's uncle
- In popular culture
- References
Terah, also spelled Terach (), was a biblical figure in the Book of Genesis. He is listed as the son of Nahor and father of the patriarch Abraham. As such, he is a descendant of Shem's son Arpachshad. Terah is mentioned in Genesis 11:24–32, Joshua 24:2, and 1 Chronicles 1:17–27 in the Hebrew Bible, and in Luke 3:34 in the New Testament.
==Biblical narrative== Terah is first mentioned in Genesis 11:24, which states that his father was Nahor. Genesis 11:26–32, Joshua 24:2, and 1 Chronicles 1:17–27 of the Hebrew Bible all concern Terah. He is mentioned in Genesis 11:26–32 as a son of Nahor, the son of Serug, descendants of Shem. He is said to have had three sons: Abram (better known by his later name Abraham), Haran, and Nahor II, and one daughter: Sarai (better known by her later name Sarah). The family lived in Ur of the Chaldees. His grandchildren were Lot, Milcah and Iscah, whose father, Haran, had died at Ur.