Charles Ellicott Commentary Genesis 11:32

Charles Ellicott Commentary

Genesis 11:32

1819–1905
Anglican
Charles Ellicott
Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott Commentary

Genesis 11:32

1819–1905
Anglican
SCRIPTURE

"And the days of Terah were two hundred and five years: and Terah died in Haran." — Genesis 11:32 (ASV)

The days of Terah. —See note on Genesis 11:26. According to the Samaritan text, Abram left Haran in the same year that Terah died. Nahor had probably joined Terah about this time, as we find him subsequently settled in Haran (Genesis 24:10); and moreover, Abram is expressly commanded to leave his kindred and his father’s house, whereas all those who are mentioned by name as going with Terah shared in Abram’s subsequent migration. (See Genesis 11:31.)