Genesis 11:28
And Haran died before his father Terah in the land of his nativity, in Ur of the Chaldees.
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Commentary
Trusted original commentary from respected historical Bible scholars and theologians.
Here begins the story of Abram, whose name is famous, henceforward, in both Testaments. We have here,
I. His country: Ur of the Chaldees. This was the land of his nativity, an idolatrous country,…
Academic commentary, 1882–1921
Cambridge Bible
This and the following verse are taken from J, and commence the personal history of the patriarch.
Haran died This may indicate a tradition that the hill people, or families who joined the main body…