Terah

[ teer-uh, ter-ah ]

noun

1. the father of Abraham. Genesis 11:25–32.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Terah¹

From Hebrew Teraḥ, of uncertain origin and meaning

Example Sentences

And the days of Terah were two hundred and five years, and Terah died in Haran.

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Leaving incomprehensible philology for the ordinary authorized version of our bibles, we find that Abraham was the son of Terah.

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He hesitated until his father Terah died, and then went over into the Land of Promise.

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Twelve men in all perished before Terah's sons were thrown into the furnace.

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Joshua says very distinctly that Terah, the father of Abraham, adored strange gods in Mesopotamia.

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