Nahor's Journey Map

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Ur of the Chaldeans
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Nahor
Nahor is born in Ur, second of Terah's three sons.
GEN.11.26

And Terah lived seventy years, and begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran.

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Nahor

Nahor was Abraham's brother and stayed behind when his family moved on. He married Milcah, his niece, and the city that carried his name became the place Abraham's servant went looking for a wife for Isaac. Rebekah was his granddaughter through Bethuel.

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Journey Timeline

  1. Birthc. 2000 BC

    Ur of the Chaldeans

    Nahor is born in Ur, second of Terah's three sons.

    GEN 11:26

  2. Marriagec. 1975 BC

    Ur of the Chaldeans

    Nahor marries Milcah, the daughter of his brother Haran.

    GEN 11:29

  3. Staying behindc. 1960 BC

    Haran

    Terah leaves for Canaan; Nahor's line settles in the north.

    GEN 11:31

  4. Eight sonsc. 1940 BC

    Word reaches Abraham that Milcah has borne Nahor eight sons, the last of them Bethuel.

    GEN 22:20-23

  5. The city of Nahorc. 1900 BC

    Haran

    Abraham's servant travels to the city of Nahor to find a wife for Isaac.

    GEN 24:10

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