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• Ναχώρ
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1. Son of Serug; father of Terah and, consequently, grandfather of Abraham. He is said to have lived one hundred and forty-eight years (Genesis 11:22-25; 1 Chronicles 1:26).
2. Son of Terah and brother of Abraham and Haran. He married the latter's daughter Milcah (Genesis 11:26-27,29). Joseph Halévy ("Recherches Bibliques," 1:328) derives the name of Nahor from the Assyrian "Niḥaru" (= "cachalot"); a king of this name occurs in the prism inscription of Esarhaddon (col. , line 21). Although it is not stated that Nahor emigrated with his father and brother from Ur of the Chaldees (comp. Genesis 11:31), yet from the fact that Haran is called "the city of Nahor" (comp. Genesis 24:10, 27:43) it may be inferred that Nahor took part in the emigration and settled at Haran (comp. Halévy, c. p. 303; see also Haran). Nahor was the progenitor of twelve Aramean tribes through his twelve sons, of whom eight were born to him by his wife Milcah and four by his concubine Reumah (Genesis 22:20-24). Nahor is mentioned on two other occasions. "The God of Abraham and the God of Nahor" (Genesis 31:53) was invoked by Jacob at his meeting with Laban; and "Terah, the father of Abraham and Nahor," is referred to in Joshua 24:2. Both passages show that Nahor was an idolater and that his cult was followed by his descendants, the Arameans.