Nahor ( he, נָחוֹר – ''Nāḥōr''; gr, Ναχώρ – ''Nakhṓr'') is the son of
Serug according to the
Hebrew Bible in
Genesis
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Bible
* Book of Genesis, the first book of the biblical scriptures of both Judaism and Christianity, describing the creation of the Earth and of mankind
* Genesis creation narrative, the first several chapters of the Book o ...
Chapter 11. He is said to have lived to the age of 148
years old and had a son,
Terah at the age of 29.
[ He was also the grandfather of Abraham, Nahor II and ]Haran
Haran or Aran ( he, הָרָן ''Hārān'') is a man in the Book of Genesis in the Hebrew Bible. He died in Ur of the Chaldees, was a son of Terah, and brother of Abraham. Through his son Lot, Haran was the ancestor of the Moabites and Ammonite ...
, all descendants of Shem.
References
Book of Genesis people
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