"Tarah" redirects here. For other uses, see Tarrah (disambiguation).
This article is about the person. For the place, see Terah (Exodus).
Terah תֶּרַח
Illustration of Terah with Latin text from Promptuarii Iconum Insigniorum
Born
Ur Kaśdim, Chaldea, Sumer (present-day southern Iraq)
Died
Haran (present-day southeastern Turkey)
Children
Abraham (son/son-in-law)
Nahor (son/grandson-in-law)
Haran (son)
Sarah (daughter/daughter-in-law)
Parent(s)
Nahor ben Serug (father) 'Ijaska bat Nestag (mother, according to Book of Jubilees)[1]
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