During his father Terah’s lifetime, Haran died in his native land, in Ur of the Chaldeans.
Parallel translations
- WEB Haran died before his father Terah in the land of his birth, in Ur of the Chaldees.
- KJV And Haran died before his father Terah in the land of his nativity, in Ur of the Chaldees.
- NKJV And Haran died before his father Terah in his native land, in Ur of the Chaldeans.
- NASB Haran died during the lifetime of his father Terah in the land of his birth, in Ur of the Chaldeans.
- NLT But Haran died in Ur of the Chaldeans, the land of his birth, while his father, Terah, was still living.
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Quick answer
Haran died in Ur of the Chaldees before his father Terah. This early loss shapes the family that will migrate.
Overview
Haran's death in the family's homeland of Ur leaves his son Lot under the care of the wider household. The note grounds the patriarchal story in a real ancient setting in Mesopotamia. From this place of origin and sorrow, God will call the family toward a land of promise.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 4
- Gen 15:7The LORD also told him, “I am the LORD, who brought you out of Ur of the Chaldeans to give you this land to possess.”
- Gen 11:31And 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.
- Acts 7:2–4And Stephen declared: “Brothers and fathers, listen to me! The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham while he was still in Mesopotamia, before he lived in Haran,
- Neh 9:7You are the LORD, the God who chose Abram, who brought him out of Ur of the Chaldeans and gave him the name Abraham.
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