Nahor, son of Serug

Nahor (Hebrew: נָחוֹרNāḥōr; Greek: ΝαχώρNakhṓr) is the son of Serug according to the Hebrew Bible in Genesis Chapter 11.[v.22] He is said to have lived to the age of 148[1] years old [v.24,25] and had a son, Terah at the age of 29.[2][v.24] He was also the grandfather of Abraham, Nahor II and Haran, all descendants of Shem.[v.10,25-27][3]

Nahor, son of Serug
Died
City of Ur
ChildrenTerah, and other sons and daughters
Parent(s)Serug

Family tree

Serug
Nahor
son of Serug
Terah
Sarah[4]AbrahamHagarHaran
Nahor
IshmaelMilcahLotIscah
Ishmaelites7 sons[5]Bethuel1st daughter2nd daughter
IsaacRebeccaLabanMoabitesAmmonites
EsauJacobRachel
Bilhah
EdomitesZilpah
Leah
1. Reuben
2. Simeon
3. Levi
4. Judah
9. Issachar
10. Zebulun
Dinah (daughter)
7. Gad
8. Asher
5. Dan
6. Naphtali
11. Joseph
12. Benjamin

References

  1. 148 according to the Masoretic Text; 208 or 304 according to the Septuagint. Larsson, Gerhard. “The Chronology of the Pentateuch: A Comparison of the MT and LXX.” Journal of Biblical Literature, vol. 102, no. 3, 1983, p. 403. www.jstor.org/stable/3261014.
  2. 29 according to the Masoretic Text; 79 or 179 according to the Septuagint. Larsson, Gerhard. “The Chronology of the Pentateuch: A Comparison of the MT and LXX.” Journal of Biblical Literature, vol. 102, no. 3, 1983, p. 403. www.jstor.org/stable/3261014.
  3. 1 Chr.1:4,26,27
  4. Genesis 20:12: Sarah was the half–sister of Abraham.
  5. Genesis 22:21-22: Uz, Buz, Kemuel, Chesed, Hazo, Pildash, and Jidlaph


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