Tree of Life Version
Genesis 11:28
28Haran died before Terah his father, in the land of his birth, in Ur of the Chaldeans.
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
26Terah lived 70 years when he fathered Abram, Nahor and Haran. 27These are Terah’s genealogies: Terah fathered Abram, Nahor and Haran. Haran fathered Lot. Haran died before Terah his father, in the land of his birth, in Ur of the Chaldeans. 29Abram and Nahor took wives for themselves. The name of Abram’s wife was Sarai, and the name of Nahor’s wife was Milcah—the daughter of Haran, father of Milcah and Iscah. 30Sarai was barren; she did not have a child.
Read all of Genesis 11Genesis 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 15:7Then He said to him, “I am Adonai who brought you out from Ur of the Chaldeans, in order to give you this land to inherit it.”
- Nehemiah 9:7“You are Adonai, the God who chose Abram, brought him from Ur of the Chaldeans and gave him the name Abraham.
- Acts 7:2Stephen declared, “Brothers and fathers, listen. The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham when he was in Mesopotamia, before he lived in 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
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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
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