Nahor Summary
STEPBible TIPNR
Nahor, the son of Serug and father of Terah, was Abraham's grandfather.
son of Serug (GEN 11:22)
Lineage: God › Adam › Seth › Enos › Cainan › Mahalaleel › Jared › Enoch › Methuselah › Lamech › Noah › Shem › Arphaxad › Cainan › Salah › Eber › Peleg › Reu › Serug › Nahor
Names
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Nahor
hoarse; dry; hot
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Nachor
· Also called same as Nahor
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Nahor
· Also called · H5152 G3493 · GEN 11:22 the mound of Nahuru
- en father of Terah · Title
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נָחוֹר
nachor · H5152 · GEN 11:22 the mound of Nahuru
- el Ναχωρ Naxor · G3493 · GEN 11:22
- el Ναχώρ · G3493
- bg Нахор
Birth
Death
Mentioned in (9)
SDA Books (15)
Awaiting permission to publishLinked through an explicitly cited Bible passage
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Патриарси И Пророци Ellen Gould White · BG · 1 related paragraphs
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Conflict and Courage Ellen Gould White · EN · 2 related paragraphs
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Daughters of God Ellen Gould White · EN · 1 related paragraphs
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EGW SDA Bible Commentary, vol. 1 Ellen Gould White · EN · 3 related paragraphs
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EGW SDA Bible Commentary, vol. 2 Ellen Gould White · EN · 6 related paragraphs
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EGW SDA Bible Commentary, vol. 5 Ellen Gould White · EN · 4 related paragraphs
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Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 10 (1895) Ellen Gould White · EN · 1 related paragraphs
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Manuscript Releases, vol. 8 [Nos. 526-663] Ellen Gould White · EN · 1 related paragraphs
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SDA Bible Commentary, vol. 1 1SDABC Francis Nichol-GCSDA · EN · 72 bibliographic references from the official index
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SDA Bible Commentary, vol. 2 2SDABC Francis Nichol-GCSDA · EN · 5 bibliographic references from the official index
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SDA Bible Commentary, vol. 3 3SDABC Francis Nichol-GCSDA · EN · 7 bibliographic references from the official index
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SDA Bible Commentary, vol. 4 4SDABC Francis Nichol-GCSDA · EN · 4 bibliographic references from the official index
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SDA Bible Commentary, vol. 5 5SDABC Francis Nichol-GCSDA · EN · 21 bibliographic references from the official index
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SDA Bible Commentary, vol. 6 6SDABC Francis Nichol-GCSDA · EN · 1 bibliographic references from the official index
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Story of Redemption Ellen Gould White · EN · 1 related paragraphs
Age · ≈ 148
Calculated from Scripture · Calculated from the years stated in the verses. Chronological estimates and co-regencies can produce different absolute dates.
29 + 119 = 148
Source calculation and assumptions
The year of Nahor_1's birth is the year his father, Serug_1, was born (1821) + the age of his father at Nahor_1's birth (30) = 1851
The year of Nahor_1's death is the year his son, Terah_1, was born (1880) + the years Nahor_1 lived after his son's birth (119) = 1999
Terah lived seventy years, and became the father of Abram, Nahor and Haran. (GEN 11:26) Terah was at least 70 years old when Abram was born. The days of Terah were two hundred and five years; and Terah died in Haran. (GEN 11:32) Terah died in Haran at the age of 205 in Haran. Now Abram was seventy-five years old when he departed from Haran. (GEN 12:4) Terah was 205 when he died in Haran and Abram (aged 75) left Haran when Terah died (Acts 7:4). This means Terah was 130 when Abram was born.
Dates and sources (14)
Absolute years are conditional chronological estimates. A biblical passage may state an age or event, but does not by itself establish a BCE year. Different calendar systems are preserved separately.
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Birth Theographic Matches the current date; this is not historical verificationTheographic signed year:
-2155· Calendar interpretation is unverified; the raw value is shown.Person mentions; these are not evidence for this date: 7
Source record and calculation
nahor_2142·birthYeartheographic/People.csv· record 2131SHA-256:372fbdb1f70674540facf47c2ef12ee4da1517a0bca622fb7afa20f947ee7e78 -
Birth BibleData Alternative estimateBibleData BCE year:
2111→ ≈ 2111 BCSource record and calculation
Birth_Nahor_1·bce_yearbibledata/BibleData-Event.csv· record 32The year of Nahor_1's birth is the year his father, Serug_1, was born (1821) + the age of his father at Nahor_1's birth (30) = 1851[Shulman date p18] [Ussher date p22]SHA-256:1a2af3a78f0e199a37cf253617e4eaaca5f1244a4f224460e3207a530028ea9a -
Birth BibleData Alternative estimateAH with conditional Ussher anchor:
1851→ ≈ 2154 BCSource record and calculation
Birth_Nahor_1·event_year_ahbibledata/BibleData-Event.csv· record 32The year of Nahor_1's birth is the year his father, Serug_1, was born (1821) + the age of his father at Nahor_1's birth (30) = 1851[Shulman date p18] [Ussher date p22]SHA-256:1a2af3a78f0e199a37cf253617e4eaaca5f1244a4f224460e3207a530028ea9a -
Birth BibleData Unverified estimate without an established conversionShulman AM:
1849· No established conversion to a BCE/CE year.Source record and calculation
Birth_Nahor_1·shulman_am_yearbibledata/BibleData-Event.csv· record 32The year of Nahor_1's birth is the year his father, Serug_1, was born (1821) + the age of his father at Nahor_1's birth (30) = 1851[Shulman date p18] [Ussher date p22]SHA-256:1a2af3a78f0e199a37cf253617e4eaaca5f1244a4f224460e3207a530028ea9a -
Birth BibleData Unverified estimate without an established conversionUssher AM:
1849· No established conversion to a BCE/CE year.Source record and calculation
Birth_Nahor_1·ussher_am_yearbibledata/BibleData-Event.csv· record 32The year of Nahor_1's birth is the year his father, Serug_1, was born (1821) + the age of his father at Nahor_1's birth (30) = 1851[Shulman date p18] [Ussher date p22]SHA-256:1a2af3a78f0e199a37cf253617e4eaaca5f1244a4f224460e3207a530028ea9a -
Birth BibleData Alternative estimateUssher BCE year:
2155→ ≈ 2155 BCSource record and calculation
Birth_Nahor_1·ussher_bce_yearbibledata/BibleData-Event.csv· record 32The year of Nahor_1's birth is the year his father, Serug_1, was born (1821) + the age of his father at Nahor_1's birth (30) = 1851[Shulman date p18] [Ussher date p22]SHA-256:1a2af3a78f0e199a37cf253617e4eaaca5f1244a4f224460e3207a530028ea9a -
Birth BibleData Alternative estimateAH with conditional Ussher anchor:
1851→ ≈ 2154 BCSource record and calculation
Life_of_Nahor_1·start_year_ahbibledata/BibleData-Epoch.csv· record 21The year of Nahor_1's birth is the year his father, Serug_1, was born (1821) + the age of his father at Nahor_1's birth (30) = 1851Terah lived seventy years, and became the father of Abram, Nahor and Haran. (GEN 11:26) Terah was at least 70 years old when Abram was born. The days of Terah were two hundred and five years; and Terah died in Haran. (GEN 11:32) Terah died in Haran at the age of 205 in Haran. Now Abram was seventy-five years old when he departed from Haran. (GEN 12:4) Terah was 205 when he died in Haran and Abram (aged 75) left Haran when Terah died (Acts 7:4). This means Terah was 130 when Abram was born.SHA-256:10e9602de38cb384f80c32069d678ff0c745002f303c6ffa6d17a00460f474e7 -
Death Theographic Matches the current date; this is not historical verificationTheographic signed year:
-2007· Calendar interpretation is unverified; the raw value is shown.Person mentions; these are not evidence for this date: 7
Source record and calculation
nahor_2142·deathYeartheographic/People.csv· record 2131SHA-256:372fbdb1f70674540facf47c2ef12ee4da1517a0bca622fb7afa20f947ee7e78 -
Death BibleData Alternative estimateBibleData BCE year:
1963→ ≈ 1963 BCSource record and calculation
Death_Nahor_1·bce_yearbibledata/BibleData-Event.csv· record 37The year of Nahor_1's death is the year his son, Terah_1, was born (1880) + the years Nahor_1 lived after his son's birth (119) = 199929 years + 119 years = 148 years total The SECOND death after the Flood recorded in Scripture was Nahor, a man born AFTER the Flood. [Shulman date p18] [Ussher date p22]SHA-256:f7e20d63940f39180c13135f5bf6cd99d6f90e41a0072f727805c82888d0b1be -
Death BibleData Alternative estimateAH with conditional Ussher anchor:
1999→ ≈ 2006 BCSource record and calculation
Death_Nahor_1·event_year_ahbibledata/BibleData-Event.csv· record 37The year of Nahor_1's death is the year his son, Terah_1, was born (1880) + the years Nahor_1 lived after his son's birth (119) = 199929 years + 119 years = 148 years total The SECOND death after the Flood recorded in Scripture was Nahor, a man born AFTER the Flood. [Shulman date p18] [Ussher date p22]SHA-256:f7e20d63940f39180c13135f5bf6cd99d6f90e41a0072f727805c82888d0b1be -
Death BibleData Unverified estimate without an established conversionShulman AM:
1997· No established conversion to a BCE/CE year.Source record and calculation
Death_Nahor_1·shulman_am_yearbibledata/BibleData-Event.csv· record 37The year of Nahor_1's death is the year his son, Terah_1, was born (1880) + the years Nahor_1 lived after his son's birth (119) = 199929 years + 119 years = 148 years total The SECOND death after the Flood recorded in Scripture was Nahor, a man born AFTER the Flood. [Shulman date p18] [Ussher date p22]SHA-256:f7e20d63940f39180c13135f5bf6cd99d6f90e41a0072f727805c82888d0b1be -
Death BibleData Unverified estimate without an established conversionUssher AM:
1997· No established conversion to a BCE/CE year.Source record and calculation
Death_Nahor_1·ussher_am_yearbibledata/BibleData-Event.csv· record 37The year of Nahor_1's death is the year his son, Terah_1, was born (1880) + the years Nahor_1 lived after his son's birth (119) = 199929 years + 119 years = 148 years total The SECOND death after the Flood recorded in Scripture was Nahor, a man born AFTER the Flood. [Shulman date p18] [Ussher date p22]SHA-256:f7e20d63940f39180c13135f5bf6cd99d6f90e41a0072f727805c82888d0b1be -
Death BibleData Alternative estimateUssher BCE year:
2007→ ≈ 2007 BCSource record and calculation
Death_Nahor_1·ussher_bce_yearbibledata/BibleData-Event.csv· record 37The year of Nahor_1's death is the year his son, Terah_1, was born (1880) + the years Nahor_1 lived after his son's birth (119) = 199929 years + 119 years = 148 years total The SECOND death after the Flood recorded in Scripture was Nahor, a man born AFTER the Flood. [Shulman date p18] [Ussher date p22]SHA-256:f7e20d63940f39180c13135f5bf6cd99d6f90e41a0072f727805c82888d0b1be -
Death BibleData Alternative estimateAH with conditional Ussher anchor:
1999→ ≈ 2006 BCSource record and calculation
Life_of_Nahor_1·end_year_ahbibledata/BibleData-Epoch.csv· record 21The year of Nahor_1's death is the year his son, Terah_1, was born (1880) + the years Nahor_1 lived after his son's birth (119) = 1999Terah lived seventy years, and became the father of Abram, Nahor and Haran. (GEN 11:26) Terah was at least 70 years old when Abram was born. The days of Terah were two hundred and five years; and Terah died in Haran. (GEN 11:32) Terah died in Haran at the age of 205 in Haran. Now Abram was seventy-five years old when he departed from Haran. (GEN 12:4) Terah was 205 when he died in Haran and Abram (aged 75) left Haran when Terah died (Acts 7:4). This means Terah was 130 when Abram was born.SHA-256:10e9602de38cb384f80c32069d678ff0c745002f303c6ffa6d17a00460f474e7
Took part in (4)
- Birth of Nahor · c. 2155 BC
- Lifetime of Nahor · c. 2155 BC – 2007 BC
- Birth of Terah · c. 2126 BC
- Death of Nahor · c. 2007 BC
Belonged to (1)
Nahor Article
STEPBible TIPNR
Nahor, mentioned in Gen 11:22-25, Jos.24.2, 1 Chronicles Jos 1:26, and Luk 3:34, was the son of Serug and the father of Terah. He was the grandfather of Abraham, the patriarch of the Israelites.
According to the genealogical records in Genesis and 1 Chronicles, Nahor was born to Serug when Serug was 30 years old. Nahor himself became the father of Terah at the age of 29 and lived for a total of 148 years.
In Jos 24:2, it is mentioned that Terah and his family, including Nahor, lived beyond the Euphrates River and served other gods. This suggests that Nahor and his family were originally polytheistic and not worshippers of the one true God.
Nahor's significance in the biblical narrative lies primarily in his role as a direct ancestor of Abraham. His inclusion in the genealogies of Genesis, 1 Chronicles, and Luke demonstrates the importance of tracing the lineage of the patriarchs and establishing the continuity of God's plan through the generations.
Nahor 1 Dictionary
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
The father of Terah, who was the father of Abraham (Gen. 11:22-25; Luke 3:34).
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