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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia · 1915

Nahor

na'-hor (nachor; in the New Testament Nachor):e representative of Naphtali among the 12 spies (Numbers 13:14).

(1) Son of Serug and grandfather of Abraham (Genesis 11:22-25; 1 Chronicles 1:26).

(2) Son of Terah and brother of Abraham (Genesis 11:26,27,29; 22:20,23; 24:15,24,47; 29:5; Joshua 24:2).

A city of Nahor is mentioned in Genesis 24:10; the God of Nahor in Genesis 31:53. In the King James Version Joshua 24:2; Luke 3:34, the name is spelled "Nachor."

The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, James Orr, general editor (Chicago: Howard-Severance, 1915). Public domain. Text as published by biblestudytools.com. From the Encyclosphere, the open network of encyclopedias run by the Knowledge Standards Foundation. Changed for Deep Dive Bible: links to 1, 2, and 3 John that our source pointed at the Gospel of John corrected; our source’s section marks set as headings.