One day Terah took his son Abram, his daughter-in-law Sarai (his son Abram’s wife), and his grandson Lot (his son Haran’s child) and moved away from Ur of the Chaldeans. He was headed for the land of Canaan, but they stopped at Haran and settled there.

Commentaries

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century
  1. לוט lôṭ — Lot, “veil;” verb: “cover.”
  2. אוּר 'ûr — Ur, “light, flame.” כשׂדים
Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

They went forth with them. — This may possibly mean that they went forth in one body; but the phrase is strange. The Samaritan, fo…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

And Terah took Abram his son. Here the next chapter should begin, because Moses begins to discuss one of the main subjects of his book, na…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And Terah took Abram his son, and Lot the son of Haran,
his son's son, and Sarai his daughter in law, hi…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Here begins the story of Abram, whose name is famous in both Testaments. Even the children of Eber had become worshippers of false gods. Those who …