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Genesis 11:27

What does Genesis 11:27 mean?

A plain-English look at Genesis 11:27 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

Now these are the generations of Terah. Terah begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran; and Haran begat Lot.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

Now these are the generations of Terah: Terah begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran; and Haran begat Lot.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

Now these are the generations of Terah. Terah begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran; and Haran begat Lot.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

These are the generations of Terah: Terah was the father of Abram, Nahor, and Haran; and Haran was the father of Lot.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

And these <FI>are<Fi> births of Terah: Terah hath begotten Abram, Nahor, and Haran; and Haran hath begotten Lot;

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And these are the generations of Thare: Thare begot Abram, Nachor, and Aran. And Aran begot Lot.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And these are the generations of Terah: Terah begot Abram, Nahor, and Haran; and Haran begot Lot.

Context

v.26And Terah lived seventy years, and begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran.

v.27This passage

v.28And Haran died before his father Terah in the land of his nativity, in Ur of the Chaldees.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • 2 Peter 2:7

    and delivered righteous Lot, sore distressed by the lascivious life of the wicked

  • Genesis 13:1

    And Abram went up out of Egypt, he, and his wife, and all that he had, and Lot with him, into the South.

  • Genesis 19:1

    And the two angels came to Sodom at even; and Lot sat in the gate of Sodom: and Lot saw them, and rose up to meet them; and he bowed himself with his face to the earth;

  • Genesis 12:4

    So Abram went, as Jehovah had spoken unto him; and Lot went with him: and Abram was seventy and five years old when he departed out of Haran.

  • Genesis 11:31

    And Terah took Abram his son, and Lot the son of Haran, his son’s son, and Sarai his daughter-in-law, his son Abram’s wife; and they went forth with them from Ur of the Chaldees, to go into the land of Canaan; and they came unto Haran, and dwelt there.

  • Genesis 14:12

    And they took Lot, Abram’s brother’s son, who dwelt in Sodom, and his goods, and departed.

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