Nahor, son of Serug

Nahor (Hebrew: נָחוֹר – Nāḥōr; Greek: Ναχώρ – Nakhṓr) is the son of Serug according to the Hebrew Bible in Genesis Chapter 11.

[1] He is said to have lived to the age of 148 years old[2][3] or 208 according to the Greek Septuagint (LXII) and had a son, Terah, at the age of 29 (79 in the LXX Vat and LXX Brenton) .

[2][4] He was also the grandfather of Abraham, Sarah, Nahor II and Haran.

[5][6] According to Byzantine chronographs, Nahor, following the example of his father, was engaged in the production of idols and was very successful in their pursuit.

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