Terah

In Bible versions:

Terah: NET AVS NIV NRSV NASB TEV

the son of Nahor; the father of Abraham; an ancestor of Jesus
son of Nahor of Shem
a place where Israel made an encampment

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to breathe; scent; blow ( --> same as Tharah)

Google Maps: Terah (30° 19´, 35° 24´)

Arts:

Arts Topics: Portraits of Terah, Father of Abram; Turned Over to Nimrod by Terah

Greek

Strongs #2291: yara Thara

Terah = "station"

1) the father of Abraham

2291 Thara thar'-ah

of Hebrew origin (8646); Thara (i.e. Terach), the father of
Abraham:-Thara.
see HEBREW for 08646

Hebrew

Strongs #08646: xrt Terach

Terah = "station"

n pr m
1) the father of Abraham

Tarah = "delay"

n pr loc
2) a station of Israel in the wilderness

8646 Terach teh'-rakh

of uncertain derivation; Terach, the father of Abraham; also
a place in the Desert:-Tarah, Terah.

Terah [EBD]

the wanderer; loiterer, for some unknown reason emigrated with his family from his native mountains in the north to the plains of Mesopotamia. He had three sons, Haran, Nahor, and Abraham, and one daughter, Sarah. He settled in "Ur of the Chaldees," where his son Haran died, leaving behind him his son Lot. Nahor settled at Haran, a place on the way to Ur. Terah afterwards migrated with Abraham (probably his youngest son) and Lot (his grandson), together with their families, from Ur, intending to go with them to Canaan; but he tarried at Haran, where he spent the remainder of his days, and died at the age of two hundred and five years (Gen. 11:24-32; Josh. 24:2). What a wonderful part the descendants of this Chaldean shepherd have played in the history of the world!

Terah [NAVE]

TERAH
Father of Abraham, Gen. 11:24-32.
Was an idolater, Josh. 24:2.
Called Thara, Luke 3:34.

TERAH [SMITH]

(station), the father of Abram, Nahor and Haran, and through them the ancestor of the great families of the Israelites, Ishmaelites, Midianites, Moabites and Ammonites. (Genesis 11:24-32) The account given of him in the Old Testament narrative is very brief. We learn from it simply that he was an idolater, (Joshua 24:2) that he dwelt beyond the Euphrates in Ur of the Chaldees, (Genesis 11:28) and that in the southwesterly migration, which from some unexplained cause he undertook in his old age, he went with his son Abram, his daughter-in-law Sarai, and his grandson Lot, "to go into the land of Canaan, and they came unto Haran, and dwelt there." (Genesis 11:31) And finally, "the days of Terah were two hundred and five years; and Terah died in Haran." (Genesis 11:32) (B.C. 1921.)

TERAH (1) [ISBE]

TERAH (1) - te'-ra (terach; Septuagint Tharra, or (with New Testament) Thara; on the name see especially HDB, under the word): The son of Nahor and father of Abraham, Nahor and Haran (Gen 11:24 f). At Abraham's birth Terah was 70 years old (Gen 11:26), and after Abraham's marriage, Terah, Abraham, Sarah and Lot emigrated from Ur of the Chaldees on the road into the land of Canaan, but stopped in Haran (Gen 11:31). When Abraham was 75 years old he and his nephew resumed their journey, leaving Terah in Haran, where 60 years later he died (Gen 11:32). Stephen, however, states (Acts 7:4) that Terah was dead when Abraham left Haran, an impression that is easily gained from Gen 11 through 12 if the dates are not computed. As there is no reason to suppose that Stephen was granted inspiration that would preserve him from such a purely formal error, the contradiction is of no significance and attempts at "reconciliation" are needless. In particular, the attempt of Blass (Stud. u. Krit., 1896, 460 ff) to alter the text of Acts is quite without foundation. For further discussion see especially Knowling, The Expositor's Greek Testament, at the place It is worth noting that Philo makes the same error (Migr. Abr. 177 (section 32)), perhaps indicating some special Jewish tradition of New Testament times. In Josh 24:2 Terah is said to have been an idolater. In Jubilees 12 this is softened into explaining that through fear of his life Terah was forced to yield outward conformity to the idolatrous worship of his neighbors. On the other hand certain Jewish legends (e.g. Ber. Rab. 17) represent Terah as actually a maker of idols. Otherwise in the Bible Terah is mentioned only by name in 1 Ch 1:26; Lk 3:34.

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TERAH (2) [ISBE]

TERAH (2) - (Codex Vaticanus Tarath; Codex Alexandrinus Tharath): A wilderness camp of the Israelites between Tahath and Mithkah (Nu 33:27,28).

See WANDERINGS OF ISRAEL.