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 ¹  lived beyond the Euphrates River, ²  including Terah the father of Abraham and Nahor. They worshiped ³  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, ⁴  “Brothers and fathers, listen to me. The God of glory appeared to our forefather ⁵  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.’ ⁶  7:4 Then he went out from the country of the Chaldeans and settled in Haran. After his father died, God ⁷  made him move ⁸  to this country where you now live.

[24:2]  ¹ tn Heb “your fathers.”

[24:2]  ² tn Heb “the river,” referring to the Euphrates. This has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[24:2]  ³ tn Or “served.”

[7:2]  ⁴ tn Grk “said.”

[7:2]  ⁵ tn Or “ancestor”; Grk “father.”

[7:3]  ⁶ sn A quotation from Gen 12:1.

[7:4]  ⁷ tn Grk “he”; the referent (God) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[7:4]  ⁸ tn The translation “made him move” for the verb μετοικίζω (metoikizw) is given by L&N 85.83. The verb has the idea of “resettling” someone (BDAG 643 s.v.); see v. 43, where it reappears.