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Terah took Abram his son, Lot the son of Haran, his son`s son, and Sarai his daughter-in-law, his son Abram`s wife. They went forth from Ur of the Chaldees, to go into the land of Canaan. They came to Haran, and lived there.
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God's Call, a Father's Honor
While the text says Terah led the family, commentators agree the journey's true catalyst was God's call to Abram. Scholars like Calvin and Gill explain that Terah is listed first out of patriarchal honor, but he was actually following his son's divine mission. This shows Abram's obedience to God operating within his respect for family structure.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
19th Century
Anglican
They went forth with them. — This may possibly mean that they went forth in one body; but the phrase is strange. The Samaritan, fo…
16th Century
Protestant
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…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And Terah took Abram his son, and Lot the son of Haran, his son's son, and Sarai his daughter in law, hi…
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 …
