Genesis 11:28 - Commentary

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Text -- Genesis 11:28 (NET)

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11:28 Haran died in the land of his birth, in Ur of the Chaldeans, while his father Terah was still alive.

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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics

Names, People and Places:

· Haran a town of upper Mesopotamia,an English name representing two different Hebrew names,as representing the Hebrew name 'Haran',son of Terah; brother of Abraham,a Levitical chief of the descendants of Ladan under King David; son of Shimei,as representing the Hebrew name 'Xaran', beginning with a velar fricative,son of Caleb of Judah and Ephah his concubine

· Terah the son of Nahor; the father of Abraham; an ancestor of Jesus,son of Nahor of Shem,a place where Israel made an encampment

· Ur a town of lower Mesopotamia about 230 km SE of old Babylon,father of Eliphal / Eliphelet, one of David's military elite