![]() ![]() Abram, in opposition to his father's idol shop, smashed his father's idols and chased customers away. Occupation Īccording to rabbinic literature Terah was a wicked ( Numbers Rabbah 19:1 19:33), idolatrous priest ( Midrash HaGadol on Genesis 11:28) who manufactured idols ( Eliyahu Rabbah 6, and Eliyahu Zuta 25). The Talmud says that Abraham was 52 years old at year 2000 AM ( Anno Mundi), which means that he was born in the year 1948 AM. Genesis 11:26 states that Terah lived 70 years, "and begot Abram, Nahor, and Haran". Terah set out for Canaan but stopped in the city of Haran along the way, where he died. In the Genesis narrative, Terah took his family and left Ur to move to the land of Canaan. In the Book of Joshua, in his final speech to the Israelite leaders assembled at Shechem, Joshua recounts the history of God's formation of the Israelite nation, beginning with "Terah the father of Abraham and Nahor, lived beyond the Euphrates River and worshiped other gods." Terah is also mentioned in a biblical genealogy given in 1 Chronicles. One of his grandchildren was Lot, whose father, Haran, had died at Ur. He is said to have had three sons: Abram (better known by his later name Abraham), Haran, and Nahor II. Terah is mentioned in Genesis 11:26–32 as a son of Nahor, the son of Serug, descendants of Shem. ![]() Terah is mentioned in Genesis 11:26–27, Joshua 24:2, and 1 Chronicles 1:17–27 of the Hebrew Bible and Luke 3:34–36 in the New Testament. Terah is mentioned in Genesis 11:26–27, Book of Joshua 24:2, and 1 Chronicles 1:17–27 of the Hebrew Bible and Luke 3:34–36 in the New Testament. As such, he is a descendant of Shem's son Arpachshad. He is listed as the son of Nahor and father of the patriarch Abraham. Terah or Terach ( Hebrew: תֶּרַח Teraḥ) is a biblical figure in the Book of Genesis. 'Ijaska bat Nestag (mother, according to Book of Jubilees) ![]()
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