Genesis 11:24

24 When Nahor had lived 29 years, he became the father of Terah.

Genesis 11:24 in Other Translations

24 And Nahor lived nine and twenty years, and begat Terah:

24 When Nahor had lived 29 years, he fathered Terah.

24 When Nahor was 29 years old, he became the father of Terah.

24 When Nahor was twenty-nine years old, he had Terah.

24 Nahor lived 29 years and fathered Terah.

Genesis 11:24 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 11:24

And Nahor lived twenty nine years, and begat Terah.
] The father of Abraham, and the first of the patriarchs of this line of Shem that fell off from the true religion to idolatry.

Genesis 11:24 In-Context

22 When Serug had lived 30 years, he became the father of Nahor.

23 And after he became the father of Nahor, Serug lived 200 years and had other sons and daughters.

24 When Nahor had lived 29 years, he became the father of Terah.

25 And after he became the father of Terah, Nahor lived 119 years and had other sons and daughters.

26 After Terah had lived 70 years, he became the father of Abram, Nahor and Haran.

Cross References

• 1. Luke 3:34