Abraham in the Beginning
Genesis 11:27-32
Well, this passage is really about Abram's father Terah, but it naturally leads into the accounts of Abraham starting next chapter.
Terah had three sons: Abram (later to be called Abraham), Nahor and Haran.
Haran was the father of Lot, which means Lot was Abram's nephew. Unfortunately, Haran died relatively early, in the land of his birth: Ur [of the Chaldeans]. His father Terah was still alive when he (Haran) died.
Abram was married to Sarai (later to be called Sarah), and try to have kids as they may, they failed time and time again. Turns out Sarai herself was childless.
Nahor was married to Milkah, the daughter of Haran, who was the father of both Milkah and Iskah. This means, unless we're talking about a different Haran, Nahor was married to his niece ...
Anyway, happy they all were living in Ur. Then Terah made the decision to move to the land of Canaan (with Abram, Sarai, and Lot), but on their way, they settled in Harran (with a double 'r'), possibly named after Haran.
Then Terah died, at the age of 205 years.
Nothing much to comment on here. You could say it's a brief account of what Abraham's early life was like. He grew up in Ur, and was just a normal human person like any other at the time, relying on his father during his early life and just going with the flow. But when his father dies, that's when things start to get real for Abraham.
Genesis 11:27-32
Well, this passage is really about Abram's father Terah, but it naturally leads into the accounts of Abraham starting next chapter.
Terah had three sons: Abram (later to be called Abraham), Nahor and Haran.
Haran was the father of Lot, which means Lot was Abram's nephew. Unfortunately, Haran died relatively early, in the land of his birth: Ur [of the Chaldeans]. His father Terah was still alive when he (Haran) died.
Abram was married to Sarai (later to be called Sarah), and try to have kids as they may, they failed time and time again. Turns out Sarai herself was childless.
Nahor was married to Milkah, the daughter of Haran, who was the father of both Milkah and Iskah. This means, unless we're talking about a different Haran, Nahor was married to his niece ...
Anyway, happy they all were living in Ur. Then Terah made the decision to move to the land of Canaan (with Abram, Sarai, and Lot), but on their way, they settled in Harran (with a double 'r'), possibly named after Haran.
Then Terah died, at the age of 205 years.
Nothing much to comment on here. You could say it's a brief account of what Abraham's early life was like. He grew up in Ur, and was just a normal human person like any other at the time, relying on his father during his early life and just going with the flow. But when his father dies, that's when things start to get real for Abraham.
