The days of Terah were two hundred five years. Terah died in Haran.
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The days of Terah were two hundred five years. Terah died in Haran.
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And the days of Terah were two hundred and five years: and Terah died in Haran.
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And the days of Terah were two hundred and five years; and Terah died in Haran.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Gen 11:32 And the days of Terah were two…
Gen 11:32 And the days of Terah were two hundred and five years: and Terah died in Haran.
Ver. 32. Terah died in Haran.] And so fell short of the earthly, but not of the heavenly Canaan; to the which, there is as ready a way and as speedy a passage, from one place, as from another. But as the body, when once glorified, shall soon be wheresoever the soul will: so soon shall be the soul where God wills, when once delivered.
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| ADAM | NOAH | SHEM |
|was contemporary|was contemporary|was contemporary|
| with | with | with |
| Years| Years| Years|
|LAMECH 56|LAMECH 595|LAMECH 93|
|METHUSELAH 243|METHUSELAH 600|METHUSELAH 98|
|JARED 470|JARED 366|NOAH 448|
|MAHALELEEL 535|MAHALELEEL 234|after the flood |
|CAINAN 605|CAINAN 179|ABRAHAM 150|
|ENOS 695|ENOS 84|ISAAC 50|
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| | Age| |Born| | |D |D |
| | at| L A|A.M.|Died| | A | A |
| BIRTH OF CHRIST | the| i f| and|A.M.| GENEALOGY | T | T |
| ANNO MUNDI 4004 |birth| v t|Died| | OF THE | E| E|
| | of| e e|Aged| | PATRIARCHS | | |
| | the| d r| | | |A. |B. |
| | Heir| | | | | M.| C.|
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|Gen.v.3,4 ADAM.........| 130| | | |ADAM Created|----|4004|
| | | 800| 930| 932|-------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|SETH born| 130|3784|
| " 3 SETH..born AM| 130| | 130| |-------------------------|
| 6,7............| 105| 807| 912|1042|ENOS born| 235|3769|
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| | | | | |CAINAN born| 325|3679|
| " 6 ENOS.......".| 235| | 235| |-------------------------|
| 9,10,11........| 90| 815| 905|1140|MAHALALEEL born| 395|3609|
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| | | | | |JARED born| 460|3544|
| " 9 CAINAN.....".| 325| | 325| |-------------------------|
| 12,13,14........| 70| 840| 910|1235|ENOCH born| 622|3382|
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| | | | | |METHUSELAH born| 687|3317|
| " 12 MAHALALEEL.".| 395| | 395| |-------------------------|
| 15,16,17........| 65| 830| 895|1290|LAMECH born| 874|3130|
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| | | | | |ADAM died| 930|3074|
| " 15 JARED......".| 460| | 460| |-------------------------|
| 18,19,29........| 162| 800| 962|1422|ENOCH translatd| 987|3017|
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| | | | | |SETH died|1042|2962|
| " 18 ENOCH......".| 622| | 622| |-------------------------|
| 21,22,23........| 65| 300| 365| 987|NOAH born|1056|2948|
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| | | | | |ENOS died|1140|2864|
| " 21 METHUSELAH.".| 687| | 687| |-------------------------|
| 25,26,27........| 187| 782| 969|1656|CAINAN died|1235|2769|
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| | | | | |MAHALALEEL died|1290|2714|
| " 25 LAMECH.....".| 874| | 874| |-------------------------|
| 28,30,31........| 182| 595| 777|1651|JARED died|1422|2582|
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| | | | | |SHEM born|1558|2446|
| " 29 NOAH.......".| 1056| |1056| |-------------------------|
| 32, and ix.29...| 502| 448| 950|2006|LAMECH died|1651|2353|
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| | | | | |METHUSELAH died|1656|2348|
| " 32 SHEM.......".| 1558| |1558| |-------------------------|
|Gen.vii.6, and ix.10...| 98| | | |THE DELUGE |1656|2348|
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| | | | | |ARPHAXAD born|1658|2346|
| " 6 THE DELUGE...| 1656| | | |-------------------------|
|Gen.xi.10,11...........| 2| 500| 600|2158|SELAH born|1693|2311|
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| | | | | |EBER born|1723|2281|
| " 11 ARPHAXAD.b.AM| 1658| |1658| |-------------------------|
| " 12,13...........| 35| 403| 438|2096|PELEG born|1757|2247|
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| | | | | |REU born|1787|2217|
| " 12 SELAH......".| 1693| |1693| |-------------------------|
| " 14,15...........| 30| 403| 433|2126|SERUG born|1819|2185|
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| | | | | |NAHOR born|1849|2155|
| " 14 EBER.......".| 1723| |1723| |-------------------------|
| " 16,17...........| 34| 430| 464|2187|TERAH born|1878|2126|
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| | | | | |PELEG died|1996|2008|
| " 16 PELEG......".| 1757| |1757| |-------------------------|
| " 18,19...........| 30| 209| 239|1996|NAHOR died|1997|2007|
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| | | | | |NOAH died|2006|1998|
| " 18 REU........".| 1787| |1787| |-------------------------|
| " 20,21...........| 32| 207| 239|2026|ABRAM born|2008|1996|
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| | | | | |REU died|2026|1978|
| " 20 SERUG......".| 1819| |1819| |-------------------------|
| " 22,23...........| 30| 200| 230|2049|SERUG died|2049|1955|
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| | | | | |TERAH died|2083|1921|
| " 22 NAHOR......".| 1849| |1849| |-------------------------|
| " 24,25...........| 29| 119| 148|1997|ARPHAXAD died|2096|1908|
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| | | | | |ISAAC born|2108|1896|
| " 24 TERAH......".| 1878| |1878| |-------------------------|
| 32 & xii.4. Acts vii.4| 130| 75| 205|2083|SELAH died|2126|1878|
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| | | | | |SHEM died|2158|1846|
|Gen.xii.4 ABRAM......".| 2008| |2008| |-------------------------|
|Gen.xxi.5, and xxv.7...| 100| 75| 175|2183|JACOB born|2168|1836|
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| | | | | |ABRAHAM died|2183|1821|
| " 5 ISAAC......".| 2108| |2108| |-------------------------|
|Gen.xxv.6..............| 60| 120| 180|2288|EBER died|2187|1817|
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| | | | | |ISAAC died|2288|1716|
| " 6 JACOB......".| 2168| |2168| |-------------------------|
|Gen.xlvii.28...........| | | 147|2315|JACOB died|2315|1689|
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|ADAM Created|----|4004| | | | | | | | | | | |
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|SETH born| 130|3784|130| | | | | | | | | | |
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|ENOS born| 235|3769|235|105| | | | | | | | | |
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|CAINAN born| 325|3679|325|195| 90| | | | | | | | |
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|MAHALALEEL born| 395|3609|395|265|160| 70| | | | | | | |
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|JARED born| 460|3544|460|330|225|135| 65| | | | | | |
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|ENOCH born| 622|3382|622|492|387|297|227|162| | | | | |
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|METHUSELAH born| 687|3317|687|557|452|362|292|227| 65| | | | |
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|LAMECH born| 874|3130|874|744|639|549|479|414|252|187| | | |
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|ADAM died| 930|3074|930|800|695|605|535|470|308|243| 56| | |
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|ENOCH translatd| 987|3017| |857|752|662|592|527|365|300|113| | |
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|SETH died|1042|2962| |912|807|717|647|582| |355|168| | |
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|NOAH born|1056|2948| | |821|731|661|596| |369|182| | |
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|ENOS died|1140|2864| | |905|815|745|680| |453|266| 84| |
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|CAINAN died|1235|2769| | | |910|840|775| |548|361|179| |
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|MAHALALEEL died|1290|2714| | | | |895|830| |603|416|234| |
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|JARED died|1422|2582| | | | | |962| |735|548|366| |
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|SHEM born|1558|2446| | | | | | | |869|682|500| |
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|LAMECH died|1651|2353| | | | | | | |964|777|595| 93|
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|METHUSELAH died|1656|2348| | | | | | | |969| |600| 98|
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|THE DELUGE |1656|2348| | | | | | | | | |600| 98|
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|ARPHAXAD born|1658|2346| | | | | | | | | |602|100|
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|SELAH born|1693|2311| | | | | | | | | |637|135|
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|EBER born|1723|2281| | | | | | | | | |667|165|
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|PELEG born|1757|2247| | | | | | | | | |701|199|
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|REU born|1787|2217| | | | | | | | | |731|229|
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|SERUG born|1819|2185| | | | | | | | | |763|261|
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|NAHOR born|1849|2155| | | | | | | | | |793|291|
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|TERAH born|1878|2126| | | | | | | | | |822|320|
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|PELEG died|1996|2008| | | | | | | | | |940|438|
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|NAHOR died|1997|2007| | | | | | | | | |941|439|
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|NOAH died|2006|1998| | | | | | | | | |950|448|
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|ABRAM born|2008|1996| | | | | | | | | | |450|
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|REU died|2026|1978| | | | | | | | | | |468|
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|SERUG died|2049|1955| | | | | | | | | | |491|
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|TERAH died|2083|1921| | | | | | | | | | |525|
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|ARPHAXAD died|2096|1908| | | | | | | | | | |538|
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|ISAAC born|2108|1896| | | | | | | | | | |550|
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|SELAH died|2126|1878| | | | | | | | | | |568|
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|SHEM died|2158|1846| | | | | | | | | | |600|
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| | | | ------------- aged when --------------- |
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|THE DELUGE |1656|2348| | | | | | | | | | | |
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|ARPHAXAD born|1658|2346| | | | | | | | | | | |
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|SELAH born|1693|2311| 35| | | | | | | | | | |
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|EBER born|1723|2281| 65| 30| | | | | | | | | |
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|PELEG born|1757|2247| 99| 64| 34| | | | | | | | |
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|REU born|1787|2217|129| 94| 64| 30| | | | | | | |
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|SERUG born|1819|2185|161|126| 96| 62| 32| | | | | | |
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|NAHOR born|1849|2155|191|156|126| 92| 62| 30| | | | | |
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|TERAH born|1878|2126|220|185|155|121| 91| 59| 29| | | | |
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|PELEG died|1996|2008|338|303|273|239|209|177|147|118| | | |
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|NAHOR died|1997|2007|339|304|274| |210|178|148|119| | | |
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|NOAH died|2006|1998|348|313|283| |219|187| |128| | | |
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|ABRAM born|2008|1996|350|315|285| |221|189| |130| | | |
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|REU died|2026|1978|368|333|303| |239|207| |148| 18| | |
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|SERUG died|2049|1955|391|356|326| | |230| |171| 41| | |
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|TERAH died|2083|1921|425|390|360| | | | |205| 75| | |
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|ARPHAXAD died|2096|1908|438|403|373| | | | | | 88| | |
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|ISAAC born|2108|1896| |415|385| | | | | |100| | |
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|SELAH died|2126|1878| |433|403| | | | | |118| 18| |
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|SHEM died|2158|1846| | |435| | | | | |150| 50| |
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|JACOB born|2168|1836| | |445| | | | | |160| 60| |
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|ABRAHAM died|2183|1821| | |460| | | | | |175| 75| 15|
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|EBER died|2187|1817| | |464| | | | | | | 79| 15|
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|ISAAC died|2288|1716| | | | | | | | | |180|120|
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|JACOB died|2315|1689| | | | | | | | | | |147|
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Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible (1810–1826) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.
Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 32. Two hundred and five years — We see,…
32. Two hundred and five years — We see, from Gen_12:4, that Abram was seventy-five years old when he left Haran. If now he remained in Haran till Terah’s death, then Terah must have been at least one hundred and thirty years old at the time of Abram’s birth, since 205-75=130. But this does not seem likely, since Abram regards it a miraculous thing that he should be a father at one hundred, (Gen_17:17,) and this surprise at the divine promise is unaccountable if he were himself born when his father was one hundred and thirty. But the narrative allows us to suppose that Abram left Haran some years before Terah’s death, the history of Terah being finished up in this chapter, and the narrative then doubling back upon itself to resume the history of Abram. The only difficulty in this interpretation is, that we find St. Stephen, in his discourse, (Act_7:4,) assuming that Abram remained in Haran till the death of Terah. In this, however, Stephen, as we see from Philo, followed a Jewish tradition, which was probably erroneous. We do not certainly know in what year of Terah’s life Abram was born.
Daniel D. Whedon (gen. ed.), Commentary on the Old and New Testaments (1874–1909) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 32. two hundred and five years] For this figure…
32. two hundred and five years] For this figure the Samaritan version gives 145, obviously in order to make the year of Abram’s departure from Haran (when Abram was 75 years old; see Gen_12:4) coincide with the year of Terah’s death, since Abram was born (Gen_11:26) in Terah’s 70th year. It is this tradition which is followed by Stephen, Act_7:4.
In this Table it is possible to follow the different chronologies of the Massoretic, Samaritan, and Septuagint Text (L = Lucian).
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(a) The Samaritan Text (except in the case of Shem, Nahor, and Terah) adds 100 years to the ages at the birth of the firstborn: in the case of Nahor, it adds 50.
The Septuagint Text does the same.
(b) The Samaritan Text (except in the case of Shem, Eber, Nahor, and Terah) deducts 100 years from the ages subsequent to the birth of the firstborn; in the case of Eber it deducts 160 years; in the case of Nahor it deducts 50 years; in the case of Terah it deducts 60 years.
The Septuagint Text adds in the case of Arpachshad 27 years; and of Nahor 10 years; and deducts in the case of Shelah 73 years, and of Eber 60 years.
(c) In chap. 11 only nine generations are recorded, as against ten in chap. 5. The Septuagint, by inserting Cainan, secures the number ten.
(d) It will be noticed that the ages of the Shemite Patriarchs become greatly diminished in duration after Eber.
(e) The difficulty, occasioned by Gen_11:32 (Terah’s death in Haran at the age of 205), and by Gen_12:4 (Abram’s departure from Haran at the age of 75, when Terah was 145 years old (cf. Gen_11:26)), is obviated in the Samaritan Text, according to which Terah died at the age of 145, the year of Abram’s departure.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (32) The days of Terah.—See note on Gen_11:26. According…
(32) The days of Terah.—See note on Gen_11:26. According to the Samaritan text, Abram left Haran in the same year as that in which Terah died. Nahor had probably joined Terah about this time, as we find him subsequently settled in Haran (Gen_24:10); and moreover, Abram is expressly commanded to leave “his kindred and his father’s house,” whereas all those who are mentioned by name as going with Terah shared in Abram’s subsequent migration. (See Gen_11:31.)
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain And the days of Terah were two hundred and…
And the days of Terah were two hundred and five years. So that if Abram was born in Terah"s 70th year, Terah must have been 145 when Abram left Haran, and must have survived that departure sixty years (Kalisch, Dykes); whereas if Abram was born in his father"s 130th year, then Terah must have died before his son s departure from Haran, which agrees with Act_7:4. And Terah died in Haran.
The Pulpit Commentary (1880–1919), ed. H.D.M. Spence-Jones & Joseph S. Exell — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.