Serug, Nahor, Terah,

1 CHRONICLES 1:26KJV
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1 Chronicles 1:26 (KJV)

What does 1 Chronicles 1:26 mean?

1 Chronicles 1:26 lists the names Serug, Nahor, and Terah as part of a genealogy. This verse is simply recording the ancestral line leading up to Abraham, showing the family history from earlier generations.

The book of 1 Chronicles opens with a long list of genealogies, and in this verse, the writer is tracing the descendants from Adam through the generations. The names Serug, Nahor, and Terah are mentioned to show the direct line that will soon lead to Abraham, a central figure in the biblical story. This list is not telling a story or giving commands, but rather documenting the family tree for the people of Israel.

Where else these words appear

“Serug” Hebrew H8286 · used in 5 verses

  • Genesis 11:20 And Reu lived two and thirty years, and begat Serug:
  • Genesis 11:21 And Reu lived after he begat Serug two hundred and seven years, and begat sons and daughters.
  • Genesis 11:22 And Serug lived thirty years, and begat Nahor:

“Terah” Hebrew H8646 · used in 11 verses

  • Genesis 11:24 And Nahor lived nine and twenty years, and begat Terah:
  • Genesis 11:27 Now these are the generations of Terah: Terah begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran; and Haran begat Lot.
  • Genesis 11:32 And the days of Terah were two hundred and five years: and Terah died in Haran.

“Nahor” Hebrew H5152 · used in 17 verses

  • Genesis 11:22 And Serug lived thirty years, and begat Nahor:
  • Genesis 11:27 Now these are the generations of Terah: Terah begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran; and Haran begat Lot.
  • Genesis 24:15 And it came to pass, before he had done speaking, that, behold, Rebekah came out, who was born to Bethuel, son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor, Abraham's brother, with her pitcher upon her shoulder.