Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And Terah took Abram his son, and Lot the son of Haran his son's son, and Sarai his daughter in law, his son Abram's wife; and they went forth with them from Ur of the Chaldees, to go into the land of Canaan; and they came unto Haran, and dwelt there.

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Bible References

Took

Genesis 11:26
Terah lived 70 years and fathered Abram, Nahor, and Haran.
Genesis 12:1
The Lord said to Abram:

Go out from your land,
your relatives,
and your father’s house
to the land that I will show you.

They went

Genesis 11:28
Haran died in his native land, in Ur of the Chaldeans, during his father Terah’s lifetime.
Genesis 12:1
The Lord said to Abram:

Go out from your land,
your relatives,
and your father’s house
to the land that I will show you.
Joshua 24:2
Joshua said to all the people, “This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: ‘Long ago your ancestors, including Terah, the father of Abraham and Nahor, lived beyond the Euphrates River and worshiped other gods.
Hebrews 11:8
By faith Abraham, when he was called, obeyed and went out to a place he was going to receive as an inheritance. He went out, not knowing where he was going.

Ur

Joshua 24:2
Joshua said to all the people, “This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: ‘Long ago your ancestors, including Terah, the father of Abraham and Nahor, lived beyond the Euphrates River and worshiped other gods.
Nehemiah 9:7
You are Yahweh,
the God who chose Abram
and brought him out of Ur of the Chaldeans,
and changed his name to Abraham.
Acts 7:2
“Brothers and fathers,” he said, “listen: The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham when he was in Mesopotamia, before he settled in Haran,

General references

Genesis 28:10
Jacob left Beer-sheba and went toward Haran.

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