Genesis 11:24

24 When Nahor was twenty-nine years old, he had 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 was thirty years old, he had Nahor.
23 After Serug had Nahor, he lived 200 more years and had other sons and daughters.
24 When Nahor was twenty-nine years old, he had Terah.
25 After Nahor had Terah, he lived 119 more years and had other sons and daughters.
26 When Terah was seventy years old, he had Abram, Nahor, and Haran. The Family Tree of Terah
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