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Genesis 11:26

Genesis 11:26
And Terah lived seventy years, and begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

And the days of Terah were two hundred years,.... His days are summed up as none of the rest are in this genealogy, that it might be observed; his death being the time of Abram's leaving Chaldea and…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

And Terah lived seventy years, and begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran - Haran was certainly the eldest son of Terah, and he appears to have been born when Terah was about seventy years of age, and his…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Genesis 11:10-26

We have here a genealogy, not an endless genealogy, for here it ends in Abram, the friend of God, and leads further to Christ, the promised seed, who was the son of Abram, and from Abram the genealogy…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

seventy years The birth of Terah's firstborn is postponed for a period twice as long as in the case of the other patriarchs since Shem. Shem was 100 years old when he begat Arpachshad (Gen 11:11).…

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