Genesis 11:28

Genesis 11:28 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Haran died before his father Terah in the land of his nativity, in Ur of the Chaldees.
• New International Version (NIV)While his father Terah was still alive, Haran died in Ur of the Chaldeans, in the land of his birth.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Haran died in the presence of his father Terah in the land of his kindred, in Ur of the Chaldeans.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And Haran died before his father Terah in his native land, in Ur of the Chaldeans.

Context of Genesis 11:28

26After Terah was 70 years old, he became the father of Abram, Nahor and Haran. 27This is the report about Terah and his family. Terah became the father of Abram, Nahor and Haran. Haran became the father of Lot. While Terah was still alive, his son, Haran, died. Haran died in Ur, the land of the Chaldeans. That was where Haran had been born. 29Abram married Sarai. Nahor married Milcah. Milcah was Haran's daughter. Haran was the father of Milcah and Iscah. 30Sarai could not give birth to children. She did not have any children.

Genesis 11:28 word by word

וַיָּ֣מָת הָרָ֔ן עַל־פְּנֵ֖י תֶּ֣רַח אָבִ֑יו בְּאֶ֥רֶץ מוֹלַדְתּ֖וֹ בְּא֥וּר כַּשְׂדִּֽים׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Haranהָרָןhârân · HaranH2039
• diedמוּתmûth · to dieH4191
• beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · faceH6440
• his fatherאָב'âb · fatherH1
• Terahתֶּ֫רַחterach · TerahH8646
• in the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• of his nativityמוֹלֶ֫דֶתmôledeth · relativesH4138
• in Urאוּר'ûr · UrH218
• of the Chaldeesכַּשְׂדִּיםkaώdîy kaώdîymâh · ChaldeaH3778

Cross-references for Genesis 11:28

• Genesis 15:7The Lord also said to Abram, ‘I am the Lord. I brought you out of Ur of the Chaldeans to bring you to this land. I am giving it to you. It will belong to you.’
• Nehemiah 9:7You are the Lord God who chose Abram. You brought him out of Ur, in Babylonia. You changed his name to be Abraham.
• Acts 7:2Stephen said, ‘Men of Israel, my friends and leaders. Listen to what I say. Our great God appeared to our ancestor, Abraham, when he was still living in Mesopotamia. This happened before he went to Haran.

Commentaries on Genesis 11:28

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 27-32Verses 27-32 - Section X - Abraham - XXXVI. The Father of Abram 27. לוט lôṭ Lot, “veil;” verb: “cover.” 28. אוּר 'ûr Ur, “light, flame.” כשׂדים kaśdı̂ym Kasdim, Cardi, Kurds, ͂ Kaldaioi כסד kesed “gain?” Arabic. Ur Kasdim has been identified with Hur, now called Mugheir (the bitumened), a heap of ruins lying south of the Euphrates, nearly opposite its jucnction with the Shat el-Hie. Others place it at Edessa, now Orfa, a short way north of Carrhae. 29…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 27-32Verses 27-32 Here begins the story of Abram, whose name is famous in both Testaments. Even the children of Eber had become worshippers of false gods. Those who are through grace, heirs of the land of promise, ought to remember what was the land of their birth; what was their corrupt and sinful state by nature. Abram's brethren were, Nahor, out of whose family both Isaac and Jacob had their wives; and Haran, the father of Lot, who died before his father…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 28Abram received his calling from God in Ur of the Chaldeans (15:7; Acts 7:2–4). This was the main city of Sumer in Mesopotamia near the Persian Gulf. The family had moved there perhaps generations before this calling. Their original home ("country," Genesis 12:1) was probably near Haran, in the region of Shem's descendants (11:10–26). They settled in Haran after leaving Ur (11:31). Later, they were described as Arameans (Deuteronomy 26:5). native land: The…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2828. Ur--now Orfa; that is, "light," or "fire." Its name probably derived from its being devoted to the rites of fire-worship. Terah and his family were equally infected with that idolatry as the rest of the inhabitants (Jos 24:15).Read the comment

Topics related to Genesis 11:28

• Chaldea
• Genealogy
• Haran
• Orphan
• Shem
• Terah
• Ur

In the dictionaries

• Haran
• Terah
• Ur
• Ur of the Chaldees
• Begin
• Confound
• Earth
• Mesopotamia
• Nahor
• Noah

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