Reference: Nachor
Fausets
Jos 24:2; Lu 3:34.
1. Abraham's grandfather.
2. Abraham's brother. (See ABRAHAM.) Nahor was his elder brother; married Milcah his niece, Haran's daughter, who bore eight sons (Ge 11:26-29; 22:20-24). His concubine Reumah bore Zebah and Maachah (whose descendants David came in contact with: 1Ch 18:8; 19:6), Gaham and Thahash. Bethuel his son was Rebekah's father. She formed a tie between Abraham's seed and the original Mesopotamian family. Laban and Jacob's connection renewed it, then it closes. Laban, with polytheistic notions, distinguishes between his god "the god of Nahor" and "the God of Abraham," Jacob's God (Ge 31:3,5,19,29,42,49,53; Jos 24:2), "the God of Abraham and the Fear of Isaac." El Naura is a town on Euphrates above Hit.
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Terah lived seventy years. He became the father of Abram, Nahor, and Haran. This is the genealogy of Terah. Terah became the father of Abram, Nahor, and Haran. And Haran became the father of Lot. read more. While his father Terah was still alive, Haran died in Ur of the Chaldeans, in the land of his birth. Abram and Nahor both married. The name of Abram's wife was Sarai, and the name of Nahor's wife was Milcah. She was the daughter of Haran, the father of both Milcah and Iscah.
Abraham's brother Nahor had married Milcah, and Abraham was later told that they had eight sons. Uz was their firstborn. Buz was next. Then there was Kemuel who became the father of Aram. Their other five sons were read more. Chesed, Hazo, Pildash, Jidlaph, and Bethuel. Bethuel became the father of Rebekah. These are the eight children Milcah bore to Nahor, Abraham's brother. His concubine, Reumah, also bore Tebah and Gaham and Tahash and Maacah.
Jehovah said to Jacob: Go back to the land of your ancestors and to your relatives. I will be with you.
He said to them: I have seen that your father's attitude toward me is not as friendly as before. The God of my father has been with me.
When Laban went to shear his sheep, Rachel stole her father's household idols.
It is in my power to do you harm. But the God of your father came to me this night. He said, 'Take care that you say nothing good or bad to Jacob.'
If the God of my father, the God of Abraham, out of respect for Isaac, had not been with me, you would have sent me away empty-handed by now. God has seen my misery and hard work. Last night he made it right!
and also Mizpah (Watchtower), because he said: May Jehovah watch between you and me when we are unable to see each other.
May the God of Abraham and Nahor the God of their father judge between us. So Jacob swore this oath out of respect for his father Isaac.
Joshua said to all the people: This is what Jehovah, the God of Israel says: 'Long ago your ancestors lived on the other side of the Euphrates River and worshiped other gods. One of those ancestors was Terah, the father of Abraham and Nahor.
Joshua said to all the people: This is what Jehovah, the God of Israel says: 'Long ago your ancestors lived on the other side of the Euphrates River and worshiped other gods. One of those ancestors was Terah, the father of Abraham and Nahor.
David also took a large quantity of bronze from Tibhath and Cun, Hadadezer's cities. Later Solomon used it to make the pool, pillars, and utensils for the temple.
The Ammonites realized that they had become a stench in David's nostrils. Then Hanun and the Ammonites sent seventy-five thousand pounds of silver to hire chariots and charioteers from Aram Naharaim, (Northwest Mesopotamia) Aram Maacah and Zobah.
the son of Jacob, the son of Isaac, the son of Abraham, the son of Terah, the son of Nahor,
Morish
Na'chor
See NAHOR.
Smith
Na'chor.
[NAHOR]
See Nahor