Now these are the descendants of Terah. Terah was the father of Abram, Nahor, and Haran; and Haran was the father of Lot. Haran died before his father Terah in the land of his birth, in Ur of the Chaldeans. Abram and Nahor took wives; the name of Abram’s wife was Sarai, and the name of Nahor’s wife was Milcah. She was the daughter of Haran the father of Milcah and Iscah. Now Sarai was barren; she had no child. Terah took his son Abram and his grandson Lot son of Haran, and his daughter-in-law Sarai, his son Abram’s wife, and they went out together from Ur of the Chaldeans to go into the land of Canaan; but when they came to Haran, they settled there. The days of Terah were two hundred and five years; and Terah died in Haran. (Genesis 11:27-32, NRSV)
Why is it important we know who Terah is?
Not because he did anything great or memorable. But he is the father of Abram.
And Abram becomes Abraham, and he and his wife, here Sarai, Sarah are the parents of many nations.
Abraham’s descendants will outnumber the stars in the sky and the sand on the beach!
Part of our story is Terah. We know him because he is a part of God’s story.
Are you sharing the story?
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