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Nahor נָחוֹר
Nahor, the son of Serug and father of Terah, was Abraham's grandfather.
Also called Nachor.
Family
Where Nahor appears
Genesis (4), Joshua (1), 1 Chronicles (1), Luke (1)
Key verses
- Genesis 11:22 first mention — And Serug lived thirty years, and begat Nahor:
- Genesis 11:23 — And Serug lived after he begat Nahor two hundred years, and begat sons and daughters.
- Genesis 11:24 — And Nahor lived nine and twenty years, and begat Terah:
- Genesis 11:25 — And Nahor lived after he begat Terah an hundred and nineteen years, and begat sons and daughters.
- Joshua 24:2 — And Joshua said unto all the people, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Your fathers dwelt on the other side of the flood in old time, even Terah, the father of Abraham, and the father of Nachor: and they served other gods.
- 1 Chronicles 1:26 — Serug, Nahor, Terah,
- Luke 3:34 — Which was the son of Jacob, which was the son of Isaac, which was the son of Abraham, which was the son of Thara, which was the son of Nachor,
Person data: STEPBible.org TIPNR, Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0), adapted. Several people in the Bible share this name; this page is about the one described above. Verse text: King James Version.