Nahor
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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The father of Terah, who was the father of Abraham (Gen 11:22-25; Luke 3:34).
A son of Terah, and elder brother of Abraham (Gen 11:26, 27; Josh 24:2, R.V.). He married Milcah, the daughter of his brother Haran, and remained in the land of his nativity on the east of the river Euphrates at Haran (Gen 11:27-32). A correspondence was maintained between the family of Abraham in Canaan and the relatives in the old ancestral home at Haran till the time of Jacob. When Jacob fled from Haran all intercourse between the two branches of the family came to an end (Gen 31:55). His grand-daughter Rebekah became Isaac’s wife (24:67).
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
na'-hor (nachor; in the New Testament Nachor):e representative of Naphtali among the 12 spies (Num 13:14).
(1) Son of Serug and grandfather of Abraham (Gen 11:22-25; 1 Chr 1:26).
(2) Son of Terah and brother of Abraham (Gen 11:26; Gen 11:27; Gen 11:29; Gen 22:20; Gen 22:23; Gen 24:15; Gen 24:24; Gen 24:47; Gen 29:5; Josh 24:2).
A city of Nahor is mentioned in Gen 24:10; the God of Nahor in Gen 31:53. In the King James Version Josh 24:2; Luke 3:34, the name is spelled "Nachor."
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