Genesis 11:26

Genesis 11:26 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Terah lived seventy years, and begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran.
• New International Version (NIV)After Terah had lived 70 years, he became the father of Abram, Nahor and Haran.
• English Standard Version (ESV)When Terah had lived 70 years, he fathered Abram, Nahor, and Haran.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now Terah lived seventy years, and begot Abram, Nahor, and Haran.

Context of Genesis 11:26

24When Nahor was 29 years old, he became the father of Terah. 25And after he had become the father of Terah, Nahor lived 119 years and had other sons and daughters. When Terah was 70 years old, he became the father of Abram, Nahor, and Haran. 27This is the account of Terah. Terah became the father of Abram, Nahor, and Haran. And Haran became the father of Lot. 28During his father Terah’s lifetime, Haran died in his native land, in Ur of the Chaldeans.

Genesis 11:26 word by word

וַֽיְחִי־תֶ֖רַח שִׁבְעִ֣ים שָׁנָ֑ה וַיּ֙וֹלֶד֙ אֶת־אַבְרָ֔ם אֶת־נָח֖וֹר וְאֶת־הָרָֽן׃Read the interlinear

• When Terahתֶּ֫רַחterach · TerahH8646
• wasחָיָהchâyâh · to liveH2421
• 70שִׁבְעִיםshib‛îym · seventyH7657
• years oldשָׁנָהshâneh shânâh · yearH8141
• he became the father ofיָלַדyâlad · to begetH3205
• ·אֵת'êth · [Obj.]H853
• Abramאַבְרָם'abrâm · AbramH87
• Nahorנָחוֹרnâchôr · NahorH5152
• and Haranהָרָןhârân · HaranH2039

Cross-references for Genesis 11:26

• Genesis 12:4So Abram departed, as the LORD had directed him, and Lot went with him. Abram was seventy-five years old when he left Haran.
• Genesis 22:20Some time later, Abraham was told, “Milcah has also borne sons to your brother Nahor:
• Genesis 29:4“My brothers,” Jacob asked the shepherds, “where are you from?” “We are from Haran,” they answered.
• Joshua 24:2And Joshua said to all the people, “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘Long ago your fathers, including Terah the father of Abraham and Nahor, lived beyond the Euphrates and worshiped other gods.
• 1 Chronicles 1:26Serug, Nahor, Terah,

Commentaries on Genesis 11:26

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 26And Terah lived seventy years, and begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran - Haran was certainly the eldest son of Terah, and he appears to have been born when Terah was about seventy years of age, and his birth was followed in successive periods with those of Nahor his second, and Abram his youngest son. Many have been greatly puzzled with the account here, supposing because Abram is mentioned first, that therefore he was the eldest son of Terah: but he is only…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10-26Verses 10-26 - Section IX - The Line to Abram - XXXV. The Line of Abram 18. רעוּ re‛û Reu, “friend;” verb: “feed, delight in, enjoy.” 20. שׂרוּג śerûg Serug, “vine-shoot.” 22. נחור nāchôr Nachor, “snorting.” 24. תרה terach Terach, “delay?” Aramaic. 26. אברם 'abrām Abram, “high father.” הרן hārān Haran, “mountaineer.” The usual phrase, “These are the generations,” marks the beginning of the fifth document. Accordingly, we now enter upon a new phase…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10-26Verses 10-26 Here is a genealogy, or list of names, ending in Abram, the friend of God, and thus leading towards Christ, the promised Seed, who was the son of Abram. Nothing is left upon record but their names and ages; the Holy Ghost seeming to hasten through them to the history of Abram. How little do we know of those that are gone before us in this world, even of those that lived in the same places where we live, as we likewise know little of those who…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-321. the whole earth was of one language. The descendants of Noah, united by the strong bond of a common language, had not separated, and notwithstanding the divine command to replenish the earth, were unwilling to separate. The more pious and well-disposed would of course obey the divine will; but a numerous body, seemingly the aggressive horde mentioned (Ge 10:10), determined to please themselves by occupying the fairest region they came to.Read the comment

Topics related to Genesis 11:26

• Abraham
• Genealogy
• Haran
• Hebrew
• Nahor
• Shem
• Terah

In the dictionaries

• Abram
• Haran
• Nahor
• Terah
• Abraham, Abram
• Seventy Years
• Begin
• Chronology
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• Earth

Commentaries on Genesis 11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings