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Terahתֶרַחlivedוַיְחִיseventyשִׁבְעִיםyearsשָׁנָהand fatheredוַיּוֹלֶדAbram,אֶת אַבְרָםNahor,אֶת נָחוֹרand Haran.וְאֶת הָרָן
Genesis 11:26
Study it in the app“Terah lived seventy years and fathered Abram, Nahor, and Haran.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 11:26, word by word
- Terahתֶרַחterach
Terah
Terah, the father of Abram; also a place in the wilderness.
Where else “terach” appears- livedיְחִיyechi
live
To have breath and remain in this world, not die.
Where else “yechi” appears- seventyשִׁבְעִיםshivim
seventy
Seventy.
Where else “shivim” appears- yearsשָׁנָהshana
age
The years of a person's life.
Where else “shana” appears- and fatheredיּוֹלֶדyoled
father
For a man to have a child.
Where else “yoled” appears- Abramאַבְרָםavram
Abram
Abram, the name of Abraham before God changed it (Genesis 17:5). It means "exalted father".
Where else “avram” appears- Nahorנָחוֹרnachor
Nahor
Nahor, the name of Abraham's grandfather and of one of his brothers; also the town where his brother's family lived.
Where else “nachor” appears- and Haranהָרָןharan
Haran
Haran, the name of men: above all Abram's brother and Lot's father. It is not the same name as the city of Haran (in Hebrew they are spelled differently).
Where else “haran” appears
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Genesis 11:10-26
10These are the generations of Shem. Shem was a hundred years old when he fathered Arpachshad, two years after the flood. 11After he fathered Arpachshad, Shem lived five hundred years and fathered sons and daughters. 12Arpachshad lived thirty-five years and fathered Shelah. 13After he fathered Shelah, Arpachshad lived four hundred and three years and fathered sons and daughters. 14Shelah lived thirty years and fathered Eber. 15After he fathered Eber, Shelah lived four hundred and three years and fathered sons and daughters. 16Eber lived thirty-four years and fathered Peleg. 17After he fathered Peleg, Eber lived four hundred and thirty years and fathered sons and daughters. 18Peleg lived thirty years and fathered Reu. 19After he fathered Reu, Peleg lived two hundred and nine years and fathered sons and daughters. 20Reu lived thirty-two years and fathered Serug. 21After he fathered Serug, Reu lived two hundred and seven years and fathered sons and daughters. 22Serug lived thirty years and fathered Nahor. 23After he fathered Nahor, Serug lived two hundred years and fathered sons and daughters. 24Nahor lived twenty-nine years and fathered Terah. 25After he fathered Terah, Nahor lived a hundred and nineteen years and fathered sons and daughters. 26Terah lived seventy years and fathered Abram, Nahor, and Haran.
24Shem, Arpachshad, Shelah, 25Eber, Peleg, Reu, 26Serug, Nahor, Terah, 27Abram, that is, Abraham.
The context
25After he fathered Terah, Nahor lived a hundred and nineteen years and fathered sons and daughters.
26 · This verse (above)
27Now these are the generations of Terah. Terah fathered Abram, Nahor, and Haran; and Haran fathered Lot.
To study Genesis 11 in a group
1. What it says
What did the people in the land of Shinar say as they built their city and tower (vv. 3-4)?
2. What it means
Why did YHWH confuse their language and scatter them over the whole earth (vv. 6-9)?
3. How I live it
In what you are planning, what is for making a name for yourself, and what is for serving others?