Patriarchs

Haran

The brother of Abraham and Nahor, and the father of Lot, Milcah, and Iscah. Haran died in Ur of the Chaldeans during his father Terah's lifetime—the first recorded death of a son before his father in Scripture. Through his son Lot came the Moabites and Ammonites, and through his descendants came Rebekah (wife of Isaac) and Leah and Rachel (wives of Jacob).

Era
Patriarchs
When
~2100 BC

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The verse that names Haran

This is the account of Terah. Terah became the father of Abram, Nahor, and Haran. And Haran became the father of Lot.Genesis 11:27 · Berean Standard Bible

Where to read about Haran

Genesis 11:26-28

When Terah was 70 years old, he became the father of Abram, Nahor, and Haran. This is the account of Terah. Terah became the father of Abram, Nahor, and Haran. And Haran became the father of Lot. During his father Terah’s lifetime, Haran died in his native land, in Ur of the Chaldeans.

Humanity builds upward in defiance. God scatters them — and then quietly begins a new plan through one family line.

Genesis 11:31

And Terah took his son Abram, his grandson Lot son of Haran, and his daughter-in-law Sarai the wife of Abram, and they set out from Ur of the Chaldeans for the land of Canaan. But when they arrived in Haran, they settled there.

Humanity builds upward in defiance. God scatters them — and then quietly begins a new plan through one family line.

Haran in the line to Jesus

Haran doesn't appear in the direct line from Adam to Jesus, but stands one step from it through Terah, who does. See the whole line.

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