Terah
Left Ur for Canaan but settled in Haran.
The facts
| Dates | 2126 BC – 1921 BC |
|---|---|
| Lifespan | 205 years |
| Lineage band | Semitic |
| Scripture | Gen. 11:26-32 |
| Era | Post-Flood Era |
| Father | Nahor |
| Source | Chart + scripture |
Where this sits on the chart
Terah falls 1878 years out from Creation at the centre, inside the Post-Flood Era arc. On the printed chart you can put a finger here and read straight outward to see what the rest of the world was doing in the same moment.
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Sons
Who else was alive
Reu2217 BC – 1978 BCSerug2185 BC – 1955 BCNahor2155 BC – 2007 BCThe fall of the Akkadian Empire2154 BCStonehenge construction continues in Britain2100 BCThe first Dynasty of Babylon and Hammurabi’s Code2100 BCThe Xia Dynasty in China, first Chinese dynasty according to historica…2070 BC – 1600 BCConstruction of Stone Circles at agar Qim and Mnajdra, Malta2000 BC
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