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).
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
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.
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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.
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