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Genesis 11:27

ESV Now these are the generations of Terah. Terah fathered Abram, Nahor, and Haran; and Haran fathered Lot.
NIV This is the account of Terah’s family line. Terah became the father of Abram, Nahor and Haran. And Haran became the father of Lot.
NASB Now these are the records of the generations of Terah. Terah fathered Abram, Nahor, and Haran; and Haran fathered Lot.
CSB These are the family records of Terah. Terah fathered Abram, Nahor, and Haran, and Haran fathered Lot.
NLT This is the account of Terah’s family. Terah was the father of Abram, Nahor, and Haran; and Haran was the father of Lot.
KJV Now these are the generations of Terah: Terah begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran; and Haran begat Lot.
NKJV This is the genealogy of Terah: Terah begot Abram, Nahor, and Haran. Haran begot Lot.

What does Genesis 11:27 mean?

The previous section contained a direct genealogy from Noah's son Shem to Abram. Now a new section is introduced under the heading of "the generations of Terah." This long section includes the entire life of Abram through Genesis 25:11. It's not clear why the section is described as the generations of Terah, when the focus is almost entirely on the life of Abram.

Joshua 24:2 reveals that Terah and his father Nahor worshipped false gods. Since both Ur and Haran are known to have been centers of moon worship, it's possible they worshiped moon gods. Both men lived after the dispersal of humanity following the building of the TTower of Babel (Genesis 11:1–9). Since Terah named one of his sons Haran, and then later moved to Haran, some scholars speculate that Terah had moved to Ur of the Chaldeans from there before moving back again.

Terah also fathered Nahor, named for his own father, and Abram "when he had lived 70 years" (Genesis 11:26). Haran fathered Lot, Abram's nephew, a man who will play a large role in Abram's story. Lot will also play a central role in one of the Old Testament's most dramatic incidents of divine judgment: the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah (Genesis 18—19).
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