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Genesis 11:28

What does Genesis 11:28 mean?

A plain-English look at Genesis 11:28 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

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

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

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

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And death came to Haran when he was with his father Terah in the land of his birth, Ur of the Chaldees.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

and Haran dieth in the presence of Terah his father, in the land of his birth, in Ur of the Chaldees.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And Aran died before Thare his father, in the land of his nativity in Ur of the Chaldees.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And Haran died before the face of his father Terah in the land of his nativity at Ur of the Chaldeans.

Context

v.27Now these are the generations of Terah. Terah begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran; and Haran begat Lot.

v.28This passage

v.29And Abram and Nahor took them wives: the name of Abram’s wife was Sarai; and the name of Nahor’s wife, Milcah, the daughter of Haran, the father of Milcah, and the father of Iscah.

Cross references

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

  • 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.

  • Acts 7:2

    And he said, Brethren and fathers, hearken: The God of glory appeared unto our father Abraham, when he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Haran,

  • Nehemiah 9:7

    Thou art Jehovah the God, who didst choose Abram, and broughtest him forth out of Ur of the Chaldees, and gavest him the name of Abraham,

  • Genesis 15:7

    And he said unto him, I am Jehovah that brought thee out of Ur of the Chaldees, to give thee this land to inherit it.

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