# Terah # ## Facts: ## Terah was a descendant of Noah's son Shem. He was the father of Abram, Nahor and Haran. * Terah left his home in Ur in order to go to the land of Canaan with his son Abram, his nephew Lot, and Abram's wife Sarai. * On the way to Canaan, Terah and his family lived for years in the city of Haran in Mesopotamia. Terah died in Haran at the age of 205. (Translation suggestions: [How to Translate Names](rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names)) (See also: [Abraham](../names/abraham.md), [Canaan](../names/canaan.md), [Haran](../names/haran.md), [Lot](../names/lot.md), [Mesopotamia](../names/mesopotamia.md), [Nahor](../names/nahor.md), [Sarah](../names/sarah.md), [Shem](../names/shem.md), [Ur](../names/ur.md)) ## Bible References: ## Genesis 11:31-32 * [1 Chronicles 01:24-27](rc://en/tn/help/1ch/01/24) * [Luke 03:33-35](rc://en/tn/help/luk/03/33) ## Word Data: ## * Strong's: H8646, G2291