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gENESIS 11:20
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20 When Reu was 32 years old, he became the father of Serug. 21 After the
birth of Serug, Reu lived another 207 years and had other sons and
daughters.
22 When Serug was 30 years old, he became the father of Nahor. 23 After
the birth of Nahor, Serug lived another 200 years and had other sons
and daughters.
24 When Nahor was 29 years old, he became the father of Terah. 25 After
the birth of Terah, Nahor lived another 119 years and had other sons
and daughters.
26 After Terah was 70 years old, he became the father of Abram, Nahor,
and Haran.
The Family of Terah
is the account of Terah’s family. Terah was the father of Abram,
Nahor, and Haran; and Haran was the father of Lot. 28 But Haran died in
Ur of the Chaldeans, the land of his birth, while his father, Terah, was still
living. 29 Meanwhile, Abram and Nahor both married. The name of Abram’s
wife was Sarai, and the name of Nahor’s wife was Milcah. (Milcah and her
sister Iscah were daughters of Nahor’s brother Haran.) 30 But Sarai was
unable to become pregnant and had no children.
31 One day Terah took his son Abram, his daughter-in-law Sarai (his son
Abram’s wife), and his grandson Lot (his son Haran’s child) and moved away
from Ur of the Chaldeans. He was headed for the land of Canaan, but they
stopped at Haran and settled there. 32 Terah lived for 205 years* and died
while still in Haran.
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The Call of Abram
The Lord had said to Abram, “Leave your native country, your relatives,
and your father’s family, and go to the land that I will show you. 2 I will
make you into a great nation. I will bless you and make you famous, and you will
be a blessing to others. 3 I will bless those who bless you and curse those who
treat you with contempt. All the families on earth will be blessed through you.”
4 So Abram departed as the Lord had instructed, and Lot went with him.
Abram was seventy-five years old when he left Haran. 5 He took his wife,
Sarai, his nephew Lot, and all his wealth—his livestock and all the people
he had taken into his household at Haran—and headed for the land of Ca
naan. When they arrived in Canaan, 6 Abram traveled through the land as
far as Shechem. There he set up camp beside the oak of Moreh. At that time,
the area was inhabited by Canaanites.
7 Then the Lord appeared to Abram and said, “I will give this land to
your descendants.*” And Abram built an altar there and dedicated it to the
Lord, who had appeared to him. 8 After that, Abram traveled south and set
up camp in the hill country, with Bethel to the west and Ai to the east. There
he built another altar and dedicated it to the Lord, and he worshiped the
Lord. 9 Then Abram continued traveling south by stages toward the Negev.
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Abram and Sarai in Egypt
10 At that time a severe famine struck the land of Canaan, forcing Abram
to go down to Egypt, where he lived as a foreigner. 11 As he was approaching the border of Egypt, Abram said to his wife, Sarai, “Look, you are a very
beautiful woman. 12 When the Egyptians see you, they will say, ‘This is his
wife. Let’s kill him; then we can have her!’ 13 So please tell them you are my
sister. Then they will spare my life and treat me well because of their interest in you.”
14 And sure enough, when Abram arrived in Egypt, everyone noticed
Sarai’s beauty. 15 When the palace officials saw her, they sang her praises
11:32 Some ancient versions read 145 years; compare 11:26 and 12:4. 12:7 Hebrew seed.
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