Nahor lived twenty-nine years, and became the father of Terah.
Parallel translations
- KJV And Nahor lived nine and twenty years, and begat Terah:
- BSB When Nahor was 29 years old, he became the father of Terah.
- NKJV Nahor lived twenty-nine years, and begot Terah.
- NASB Nahor lived twenty-nine years, and fathered Terah;
- NLT When Nahor was 29 years old, he became the father of Terah.
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Quick answer
Nahor fathered Terah at twenty-nine, Abram's father. The line now reaches the patriarch's immediate family.
Overview
Nahor fathers Terah, bringing the genealogy to the threshold of the Abrahamic story. The notably shorter age at fatherhood and reduced lifespans here mark the transition into the patriarchal era. God's redemptive narrative is about to shift from broad genealogy to the focused calling of one man.
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Cross-references · 2
- Luke 3:34the son of Jacob, the son of Isaac, the son of Abraham, the son of Terah, the son of Nahor,
- Josh 24:2Joshua said to all the people, “Yahweh says, the God of Israel, ‘Your fathers lived of old time beyond the River, even Terah, the father of Abraham, and the father of Nahor: and they served other gods.
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