Terah ben Nahor

Abt 2122 BC - 1917 BC

• Name	Terah ben Nahor  [1]
  Birth	Abt 2122 BC	Ur, Dhi Qar, Iraq
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Terah was a wicked idolatrous priest who manufactured idols
  Eden	17th great grandson of Adam and Eve
  		~Eden+Terah be Nahor On Our Path to the Garden of Eden (17th great grandson of Adam and Eve) Terah is the son of Nahor and father of the patriarch Abraham. As such, he is a descendant of Shem's son Arpachshad.
  Death	1917 BC	Ur, Dhi Qar, Iraq
  	Ancient Mesopotamia
  Person ID	I10812	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Nahor ben Serug,   b. 2152 BC, Ur, Dhi Qar, Iraq d. 2003 BC, Ur, Dhi Qar, Iraq
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Iyoska bint Nesteg Chaldeans,   b. 1988 BC, Ur, Dhi Qar, Iraq d. 1970 BC
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F3735	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Amthelo Agade,   b. Ur, Dhi Qar, Iraq d. Ur, Dhi Qar, Iraq
  Marriage	Ur, Dhi Qar, Iraq
  Children	1. Abraham ben Terah,   b. 2058 BC   d. 1921 BC, Israel  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F3906	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Abt 2122 BC - Ur, Dhi Qar, Iraq Death - 1917 BC - Ur, Dhi Qar, Iraq Marriage - - Ur, Dhi Qar, Iraq  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Ancestors

  ~Eden+Terah be Nahor On Our Path to the Garden of Eden (17th great grandson of Adam and Eve) Terah is the son of Nahor and father of the patriarch Abraham. As such, he is a descendant of Shem's son Arpachshad.

  
  

  Old World

  ‡Terah Terah or Terach is listed as the son of Nahor and father of the patriarch Abraham. As such, he is a descendant of Shem's son Arpachshad. Terah is mentioned in Genesis 11:26–27, Book of Joshua 24:2, and 1 Chronicles 1:17–27 of the Hebrew Bible and Luke 3:34–36 in the New Testament.

  
  

• Sources

  [S54] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT : Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;), Ancestry Family Trees.