Haran died during the lifetime of his father Terah in the land of his birth, 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.
- BSB During his father Terah’s lifetime, Haran died in his native land, in Ur of the Chaldeans.
- ESV Haran died in the presence of his father Terah in the land of his kindred, in Ur of the Chaldeans.
- NKJV And Haran died before his father Terah in his native land, 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 15:7He said to Abram, “I am Yahweh who brought you out of Ur of the Chaldees, to give you this land to inherit it.”
- Gen 11:31Terah took Abram his son, Lot the son of Haran, his son’s son, and Sarai his daughter-in-law, his son Abram’s wife. They went from Ur of the Chaldees, to go into the land of Canaan. They came to Haran and lived there.
- Acts 7:2–4He said, “Brothers and fathers, listen. The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham, when he was in Mesopotamia, before he lived in Haran,
- Neh 9:7You are Yahweh, the God who chose Abram, brought him out of Ur of the Chaldees, gave him the name of Abraham,
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