Nahor, son of Serug

Nahor (Hebrew: נָחוֹר – Nāḥōr; Greek: Ναχώρ – Nakhṓr) is the son of Serug according to the Hebrew Bible in Genesis Chapter 11.[v.22] He is said to have lived to the age of 148[1] years old [v.24,25] and had a son, Terah at the age of 29.[1][v.24] He was also the grandfather of Abraham, Nahor II and Haran, all descendants of Shem.[v.10,25-27][2]

For other uses, see Nahor.
Nahor, son of Serug
Nahor, from "Promptuarii Iconum Insigniorum"
ChildrenTerah, and other sons and daughters
ParentSerug

References
  1. Larsson, Gerhard (1983). "The Chronology of the Pentateuch: A Comparison of the MT and LXX". Journal of Biblical Literature. 102 (3): 401–409. doi:10.2307/3261014. JSTOR 3261014.
  2. 1 Chr.1:4,26,27


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