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Terah

Person c. 2125 BC – 1920 BC Chronological estimate ⓘ Open in tree

son of Nahor(GEN 11:24)

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Names
  • en Terah
    to breathe; scent; blow
  • en Thara · Also called
  • en Terah · Also called · H8646 G2291 · GEN 11:24
    to breathe; scent; blow
  • he תֶּרַח terach · H8646 · GEN 11:24
  • he תֶּ֫רַח · H8646G
  • el Θαρα THara · G2291 · GEN 11:24
  • el Θάρα · G2291
  • bg Тара
Birth
Gen 11:24
Death
Gen 11:32
Mentioned in (10)
Gen 11:24 Gen 11:25 Gen 11:26 Gen 11:27 Gen 11:28 Gen 11:31 Gen 11:32 Josh 24:2 1 Chr 1:26 Luke 3:34

SDA Books (15)

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  • Патриарси И Пророци
    Ellen Gould White · BG · 2 related paragraphs
  • Christian Temperance and Bible Hygiene
    Ellen Gould White · EN · 1 related paragraphs
  • Conflict and Courage
    Ellen Gould White · EN · 1 related paragraphs
  • Daughters of God
    Ellen Gould White · EN · 1 related paragraphs
  • EGW SDA Bible Commentary, vol. 1
    Ellen Gould White · EN · 2 related paragraphs
  • EGW SDA Bible Commentary, vol. 2
    Ellen Gould White · EN · 6 related paragraphs
  • EGW SDA Bible Commentary, vol. 5
    Ellen Gould White · EN · 4 related paragraphs
  • Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 10 (1895)
    Ellen Gould White · EN · 1 related paragraphs
  • Manuscript Releases, vol. 8 [Nos. 526-663]
    Ellen Gould White · EN · 1 related paragraphs
  • SDA Bible Commentary, vol. 1 1SDABC
    Francis Nichol-GCSDA · EN · 101 bibliographic references from the official index
  • SDA Bible Commentary, vol. 2 2SDABC
    Francis Nichol-GCSDA · EN · 5 bibliographic references from the official index
  • SDA Bible Commentary, vol. 3 3SDABC
    Francis Nichol-GCSDA · EN · 7 bibliographic references from the official index
  • SDA Bible Commentary, vol. 4 4SDABC
    Francis Nichol-GCSDA · EN · 9 bibliographic references from the official index
  • SDA Bible Commentary, vol. 5 5SDABC
    Francis Nichol-GCSDA · EN · 23 bibliographic references from the official index
  • SDA Bible Commentary, vol. 6 6SDABC
    Francis Nichol-GCSDA · EN · 4 bibliographic references from the official index

Age · 205

Explicitly stated · Age explicitly stated in the Bible text.

GEN 11:32

Source calculation and assumptions

The year of Terah_1's birth is the year his father, Nahor_1, was born (1851) + the age of his father at Terah_1's birth (29) = 1880

The year of Terah_1's death is his birth year (1880) + his age at his death (205) = 2085

Dates and sources (15)

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.

  • Birth BibleData Matches the current date; this is not historical verification
    AH with conditional Ussher anchor: 1880 → ≈ 2125 BC
    GEN 11:24
    Source record and calculation
    Birth_Terah_1 · event_year_ah
    bibledata/BibleData-Event.csv · record 33
    The year of Terah_1's birth is the year his father, Nahor_1, was born (1851) + the age of his father at Terah_1's birth (29) = 1880
    [Shulman date p18] [Ussher date p22]
    SHA-256: 37893d5bde660c0fc7d0c6a1d39d09a696242cbcdd6d0e5f13dd2643fcae27e4
  • Birth BibleData Matches the current date; this is not historical verification
    AH with conditional Ussher anchor: 1880 → ≈ 2125 BC
    GEN 11:24
    Source record and calculation
    Life_of_Terah_1 · start_year_ah
    bibledata/BibleData-Epoch.csv · record 22
    The year of Terah_1's birth is the year his father, Nahor_1, was born (1851) + the age of his father at Terah_1's birth (29) = 1880
    SHA-256: 370d7666354d40d0a624bb392a0bffce6839ec507923a83aa2453e41cde48bc2
  • Birth BibleData Alternative estimate
    BibleData BCE year: 2082 → ≈ 2082 BC
    GEN 11:24
    Source record and calculation
    Birth_Terah_1 · bce_year
    bibledata/BibleData-Event.csv · record 33
    The year of Terah_1's birth is the year his father, Nahor_1, was born (1851) + the age of his father at Terah_1's birth (29) = 1880
    [Shulman date p18] [Ussher date p22]
    SHA-256: 37893d5bde660c0fc7d0c6a1d39d09a696242cbcdd6d0e5f13dd2643fcae27e4
  • Birth BibleData Unverified estimate without an established conversion
    Shulman AM: 1878 · No established conversion to a BCE/CE year.
    GEN 11:24
    Source record and calculation
    Birth_Terah_1 · shulman_am_year
    bibledata/BibleData-Event.csv · record 33
    The year of Terah_1's birth is the year his father, Nahor_1, was born (1851) + the age of his father at Terah_1's birth (29) = 1880
    [Shulman date p18] [Ussher date p22]
    SHA-256: 37893d5bde660c0fc7d0c6a1d39d09a696242cbcdd6d0e5f13dd2643fcae27e4
  • Birth BibleData Unverified estimate without an established conversion
    Ussher AM: 1878 · No established conversion to a BCE/CE year.
    GEN 11:24
    Source record and calculation
    Birth_Terah_1 · ussher_am_year
    bibledata/BibleData-Event.csv · record 33
    The year of Terah_1's birth is the year his father, Nahor_1, was born (1851) + the age of his father at Terah_1's birth (29) = 1880
    [Shulman date p18] [Ussher date p22]
    SHA-256: 37893d5bde660c0fc7d0c6a1d39d09a696242cbcdd6d0e5f13dd2643fcae27e4
  • Birth BibleData Alternative estimate
    Ussher BCE year: 2126 → ≈ 2126 BC
    GEN 11:24
    Source record and calculation
    Birth_Terah_1 · ussher_bce_year
    bibledata/BibleData-Event.csv · record 33
    The year of Terah_1's birth is the year his father, Nahor_1, was born (1851) + the age of his father at Terah_1's birth (29) = 1880
    [Shulman date p18] [Ussher date p22]
    SHA-256: 37893d5bde660c0fc7d0c6a1d39d09a696242cbcdd6d0e5f13dd2643fcae27e4
  • Birth Theographic Alternative estimate
    Theographic signed year: -2126 · Calendar interpretation is unverified; the raw value is shown.
    Person mentions; these are not evidence for this date: 10
    Gen.11.24Gen.11.25Gen.11.26Gen.11.27Gen.11.28Gen.11.31Gen.11.32Josh.24.21Chr.1.26Luke.3.34
    Source record and calculation
    terah_2841 · birthYear
    theographic/People.csv · record 2801
    SHA-256: 1013c71afa0a723808500f9fa67afee2f643619bacbd39631c6f13571eed0c0c
  • Death BibleData Matches the current date; this is not historical verification
    AH with conditional Ussher anchor: 2085 → ≈ 1920 BC
    GEN 11:32
    Source record and calculation
    Death_Terah_1 · event_year_ah
    bibledata/BibleData-Event.csv · record 46
    The year of Terah_1's death is his birth year (1880) + his age at his death (205) = 2085
    [Shulman date p18] [Ussher date p23]
    SHA-256: 2fa14d005464f19b902db3257bcfb762c56b981d343a84a8c3a265837061e9d9
  • Death BibleData Matches the current date; this is not historical verification
    AH with conditional Ussher anchor: 2085 → ≈ 1920 BC
    GEN 11:32
    Source record and calculation
    Life_of_Terah_1 · end_year_ah
    bibledata/BibleData-Epoch.csv · record 22
    The year of Terah_1's death is his birth year (1880) + his age at his death (205) = 2085
    SHA-256: 370d7666354d40d0a624bb392a0bffce6839ec507923a83aa2453e41cde48bc2
  • Death BibleData Matches the current date; this is not historical verification
    Scriptural age + conditional chronological anchor: ≈ 1920 BC
    GEN 11:32
    Source record and calculation
    biblical-age:Terah_1 · derived_end_year
    database:person_age_evidence · record 19
    (1880 AH - 4004) + 205 scripture age years = -1919 astronomical
    Age explicitly stated in the Bible text.
    SHA-256: 6b2c843f35e17a2cc65ad2286573854485db09f7733a14ddfbfd248596131340
  • Death BibleData Alternative estimate
    BibleData BCE year: 1877 → ≈ 1877 BC
    GEN 11:32
    Source record and calculation
    Death_Terah_1 · bce_year
    bibledata/BibleData-Event.csv · record 46
    The year of Terah_1's death is his birth year (1880) + his age at his death (205) = 2085
    [Shulman date p18] [Ussher date p23]
    SHA-256: 2fa14d005464f19b902db3257bcfb762c56b981d343a84a8c3a265837061e9d9
  • Death BibleData Unverified estimate without an established conversion
    Shulman AM: 2083 · No established conversion to a BCE/CE year.
    GEN 11:32
    Source record and calculation
    Death_Terah_1 · shulman_am_year
    bibledata/BibleData-Event.csv · record 46
    The year of Terah_1's death is his birth year (1880) + his age at his death (205) = 2085
    [Shulman date p18] [Ussher date p23]
    SHA-256: 2fa14d005464f19b902db3257bcfb762c56b981d343a84a8c3a265837061e9d9
  • Death BibleData Unverified estimate without an established conversion
    Ussher AM: 2083 · No established conversion to a BCE/CE year.
    GEN 11:32
    Source record and calculation
    Death_Terah_1 · ussher_am_year
    bibledata/BibleData-Event.csv · record 46
    The year of Terah_1's death is his birth year (1880) + his age at his death (205) = 2085
    [Shulman date p18] [Ussher date p23]
    SHA-256: 2fa14d005464f19b902db3257bcfb762c56b981d343a84a8c3a265837061e9d9
  • Death BibleData Alternative estimate
    Ussher BCE year: 1921 → ≈ 1921 BC
    GEN 11:32
    Source record and calculation
    Death_Terah_1 · ussher_bce_year
    bibledata/BibleData-Event.csv · record 46
    The year of Terah_1's death is his birth year (1880) + his age at his death (205) = 2085
    [Shulman date p18] [Ussher date p23]
    SHA-256: 2fa14d005464f19b902db3257bcfb762c56b981d343a84a8c3a265837061e9d9
  • Death Theographic Alternative estimate
    Theographic signed year: -1921 · Calendar interpretation is unverified; the raw value is shown.
    Person mentions; these are not evidence for this date: 10
    Gen.11.24Gen.11.25Gen.11.26Gen.11.27Gen.11.28Gen.11.31Gen.11.32Josh.24.21Chr.1.26Luke.3.34
    Source record and calculation
    terah_2841 · deathYear
    theographic/People.csv · record 2801
    SHA-256: 1013c71afa0a723808500f9fa67afee2f643619bacbd39631c6f13571eed0c0c
Family of origin
One-parent family
Took part in (4)
Belonged to (1)
Died in (1)
Terah Summary STEPBible TIPNR

Terah was the father of Abraham, Nahor, and Haran, who left Ur to settle in Haran.

Terah Article STEPBible TIPNR

Terah was the son of Nahor and the father of Abraham, Nahor, and Haran (Gen 11:24-26). He lived in Ur of the Chaldeans, where he worshipped idols (Jos 24:2). At age 70, he became the father of his three sons (Gen 11:26). After Haran died in Ur, Terah took Abraham, Sarah, and Lot and set out for Canaan, but they settled in the city of Haran instead (Gen 11:31). Terah died in Haran at the age of 205 (Gen 11:32). Jewish tradition portrays Terah as an idolater who turned to God. The Bible does not provide further details about his life, but his significance lies in being the father of Abraham, the recipient of God's covenant promises.

Terah Dictionary Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)

The wanderer; loiterer, for some unknown reason emigrated with his family from his native mountains in the north to the plains of Mesopotamia. He had three sons, Haran, Nahor, and Abraham, and one daughter, Sarah. He settled in “Ur of the Chaldees,” where his son Haran died, leaving behind him his son Lot. Nahor settled at Haran, a place on the way to Ur. Terah afterwards migrated with Abraham (probably his youngest son) and Lot (his grandson), together with their families, from Ur, intending to go with them to Canaan; but he tarried at Haran, where he spent the remainder of his days, and died at the age of two hundred and five years (Gen. 11:24-32; Josh. 24:2). What a wonderful part the descendants of this Chaldean shepherd have played in the history of the world!

Sources: BibleData (CC BY 4.0, Terah_1) · STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0, Terah@Gen.11.24-Luk) · Theographic Bible Metadata (CC BY-SA 4.0, terah_2841)

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