2046/2045 BC
Complete person record
Terah
life, dates, and events
This record brings together the lifespan, dates, Scripture, and every dated event assigned to Terah.
Life record
Birth, lifespan, and death
Creation years 1878–2083
Genesis 11:32 · 1841/1840 BC
Original year-by-year timeline
Follow Terah in the counted years
Open the exact row in the detailed spreadsheet, with KJV Scripture, Jasher kept separate, research notes, and the counted ages or reigns.
Reference library
Look up Terah in the study works
These links search five public-domain reference works for this person. An author’s definition or conclusion is a study aid—not Scripture—and should be examined against the KJV text.
Public-domain referenceEaston’s Bible Dictionary
Dictionary and historical background
Find Terah →Public-domain referenceSmith’s Bible DictionaryPeople, places, customs, and history
Find Terah →Public-domain referenceHitchcock’s Bible NamesThe name and its traditional meaning
Find Terah →Public-domain referenceNave’s Topical BibleRelated KJV passages arranged by subject
Find Terah →Public-domain referenceTorrey’s Topical TextbookRelated biblical subjects and references
Find Terah →Dated record
Events involving Terah
Creation year 18782046/2045 BC
Terah is born
Nahor’s year 1849 plus 29 years places Terah’s birth in year 1878.
Genesis 11:24 · KJV
“And Nahor lived nine and twenty years, and begat Terah:”
Jasher 7:20
Open Creation year 1878 in the Original Timeline →And Nahor begat Terah, and Terah was thirty-eight years old, and he begat Haran and Nahor.
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