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Ur of the Chaldeans; Genesis 10-11
Season 1, Episode 3
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05-Jan-2026
The Scriptures tell us that Abram came from Ur of the Chaldeans, which is in modern day Iraq. The ancient culture there was very sophisticated. It had amazing architecture and left a beautiful and complicated material culture. In this hub of ancient humanity, Abram was born to a man named Terah, around 2100 BC. Genesis 11 gives us the genealogy of Abram. His grandfather Nahor was 29 years old when he became father to Terah, but then lived for 119 more years! Lives at the beginning of Genesis are recorded as being much longer than the lives at the end of Genesis. The lifespan at the end of Genesis is within the range of what we would expect in our modern era. Abram’s father Terah was significantly older when he had Abram at 70 years old. This may help explain why Terah stopped in Haran on the family’s way to Canaan. At this point, Terah was elderly, and the journey must have been difficult for him. The
Bible records that he passed away in Haran at 205 years.
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