Joshua 24:2
24:2 Joshua told all the people, “Here is what the
Lord God of Israel says: ‘In the distant past your ancestors
lived beyond the Euphrates River,
including Terah the father of Abraham and Nahor. They worshiped
other gods,
Nehemiah 9:7
9:7 “You are the LORD God who chose Abram and brought him forth from Ur of the Chaldeans. You changed his name to Abraham.
Acts 7:2-4
7:2 So he replied,
“Brothers and fathers, listen to me. The God of glory appeared to our forefather
Abraham when he was in Mesopotamia, before he settled in Haran,
7:3 and said to him, ‘
Go out from your country and from your relatives, and come to the land I will show you.’
7:4 Then he went out from the country of the Chaldeans and settled in Haran. After his father died, God
made him move
to this country where you now live.