Man living at the time of the Patriarchs
Haran, the son of Terah and brother of Abraham, was the father of Lot and died in Ur before his father Terah.
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Haran was the son of Terah and the brother of Abraham and Nahor, as mentioned in Gen.11.26-31. He was born in Ur of the Chaldeans, where his family originally lived. Haran was the father of Lot, Milcah, and Iscah (Gen.11.27, 29). Milcah later married Haran's brother Nahor (Gen.11.29). Tragically, Haran died in the presence of his father Terah in Ur before the family's migration to Haran (Gen.11.28). After Haran's death, Terah took his son Abram (later known as Abraham), his grandson Lot, and his daughter-in-law Sarai (later known as Sarah) and set out from Ur to go to the land of Canaan. However, they settled in the city of Haran, which was named after Terah's deceased son (Gen.11.31). Haran's death in Ur was a significant event in the family's history, as it marked the beginning of their journey towards the land that God would later promise to Abraham and his descendants.
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5 verses in 1 book · English text: BSB (change it from the menu at the top) · Strong’s H2039
When Terah was 70 years old, he became the father of Abram, Nahor, and Haran.
This is the account of Terah. Terah became the father of Abram, Nahor, and Haran. And Haran became the father of Lot.
During his father Terahʼs lifetime, Haran died in his native land, in Ur of the Chaldeans.
And Abram and Nahor took wives for themselves. Abramʼs wife was named Sarai, and Nahorʼs wife was named Milcah; she was the daughter of Haran, who was the father of both Milcah and Iscah.
And Terah took his son Abram, his grandson Lot son of Haran, and his daughter-in-law Sarai the wife of Abram, and they set out from Ur of the Chaldeans for the land of Canaan. But when they arrived in Haran, they settled there.
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