Bible Strands
Nahor
the name means snorer Strong's Lexicon
Nahor, the son of Serug and father of Terah, was Abraham's grandfather.
From Easton's Bible Dictionary
Snorting. (1.) The father of Terah, who was the father of Abraham (Gen. 11:22-25; Luke 3:34).
Easton's Illustrated Bible Dictionary, 1897 — public domain, quoted in full and unedited.
Family
Parents
Serug
Children
Terah
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First named at Genesis 11:22.
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Verses that name Nahor
- Genesis 11:22 When Serug was 30 years old, he became the father of Nahor.
- Genesis 11:23 And after he had become the father of Nahor, Serug lived 200 years and had other sons and daughters.
- Genesis 11:24 When Nahor was 29 years old, he became the father of Terah.
- Genesis 11:25 And after he had become the father of Terah, Nahor lived 119 years and had other sons and daughters.
- Joshua 24:2 And Joshua said to all the people, “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘Long ago your fathers, including Terah the father of Abraham and Nahor, lived beyond the Euphrates and worshiped other gods.
- 1 Chronicles 1:26 Serug, Nahor, Terah,
- Luke 3:34 the son of Jacob, the son of Isaac, the son of Abraham, the son of Terah, the son of Nahor,