Nahor (son of Terah)

Nahor (son of Terah) is an Abraham's brother living at the time of the Patriarchs. He is named in 11 verses of the Bible, first in Genesis 11:26.

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Verses

Genesis

• Genesis 11:26
  And Terah lived seventy years, and begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran.When Terah was 70 years old, he became the father of Abram, Nahor, and Haran.
• Genesis 11:27
  Now these are the generations of Terah: Terah begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran; and Haran begat Lot.This is the account of Terah. Terah became the father of Abram, Nahor, and Haran. And Haran became the father of Lot.
• Genesis 11:29
  And Abram and Nahor took them wives: the name of Abram’s wife was Sarai; and the name of Nahor’s wife, Milcah, the daughter of Haran, the father of Milcah, and the father of Iscah.And Abram and Nahor took wives for themselves. Abram’s wife was named Sarai, and Nahor’s wife was named Milcah; she was the daughter of Haran, who was the father of both Milcah and Iscah.
• Genesis 22:20
  And it came to pass after these things, that it was told Abraham, saying, Behold, Milcah, she hath also born children unto thy brother Nahor;Some time later, Abraham was told, “Milcah has also borne sons to your brother Nahor:
• Genesis 22:23
  And Bethuel begat Rebekah: these eight Milcah did bear to Nahor, Abraham’s brother.And Bethuel became the father of Rebekah. Milcah bore these eight sons to Abraham’s brother Nahor.
• Genesis 24:10
  And the servant took ten camels of the camels of his master, and departed; for all the goods of his master were in his hand: and he arose, and went to Mesopotamia, unto the city of Nahor.Then the servant took ten of his master’s camels and departed with all manner of good things from his master in hand. And he set out for Nahor’s hometown in Aram-naharaim.
• Genesis 24:15
  And it came to pass, before he had done speaking, that, behold, Rebekah came out, who was born to Bethuel, son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor, Abraham’s brother, with her pitcher upon her shoulder.Before the servant had finished praying, Rebekah came out with her jar on her shoulder. She was the daughter of Bethuel son of Milcah, the wife of Abraham’s brother Nahor.
• Genesis 24:24
  And she said unto him, I am the daughter of Bethuel the son of Milcah, which she bare unto Nahor.She replied, “I am the daughter of Bethuel, the son that Milcah bore to Nahor.”
• Genesis 24:47
  And I asked her, and said, Whose daughter art thou? And she said, The daughter of Bethuel, Nahor’s son, whom Milcah bare unto him: and I put the earring upon her face, and the bracelets upon her hands.Then I asked her, ‘Whose daughter are you?’ She replied, ‘The daughter of Bethuel son of Nahor, whom Milcah bore to him.’ So I put the ring on her nose and the bracelets on her wrists.
• Genesis 29:5
  And he said unto them, Know ye Laban the son of Nahor? And they said, We know him.“Do you know Laban the grandson of Nahor?” Jacob asked. “We know him,” they replied.
• Genesis 31:53
  The God of Abraham, and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judge betwixt us. And Jacob sware by the fear of his father Isaac.May the God of Abraham and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judge between us.” So Jacob swore by the Fear of his father Isaac.

Notes

1. Names, family links and verses from STEPBible's Translators Individualised Proper Names (TIPNR), STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0.
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