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تارح
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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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Key facts
- Person.name
- Terah
- Person.image
- Terah.jpg
- Person.image_size
- 232px
- Person.caption
- 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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Wikidata facts
- Gender
- male
- Spouse
- Amasla
- Child
- Haran
- Father
- Nahor
- Image
- Facial Chronicle - b.01, p.070 - Terah sculptor.jpg
- Residence
- Harran
- Said to be same as
- Azar
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- present in work
- 1 Chronicles 1
- date of birth
- 1883-00-00
- date of death
- 1678-00-00
- described by source
- Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
- name in native language
- תרח
- place of burial
- Harran
- Commons category
- Terah
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