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THE PERSON Terah was the father of Abraham mentioned in the Hebrew Bible . According to the Genesis 11, Terah was the son of Nahor , who was the son of Serug , who was the son of Reu , who was the son of Peleg , who was the son of Eber , who was the son of Shelah , who was the son of Arpachshad , who was the son of Shem , who was the son of Noah . Terah moved with his family from his native mountains in the north to the plains of Mesopotamia , after Abraham had been told to do so by God. He had two more sons, Haran , Nahor , and one daughter by another wife, Sarah . He lived in " Ur of the Chaldees ," where his son Haran died, leaving behind 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 reports that Terah worshiped other gods. (Josh. 24:2.) The says that when God saved Abraham from the furnace, Terah repented. (Zohar, Bereshit 1:77b.) Rabbi Abba b. Kahana said that God assured Abraham that his father Terah had a portion in the World to Come. (Genesis Rabbah 30:4; 30:12.) In Islamic tradition Abraham's (known as ''Ibrahim'') father is reported to have been a man by the name ''Azar''; this has lead some Islamic scholars to identify Terah with Azar. THE PLACE Terah is also a place where the Israelites stopped on The Exodus . SEE ALSO Terah was also the name of a character on '' Sesame Street '', and a character on Star Trek: Enterprise, played by Suzie Plakson. |
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