Protestantism

» Migisi - Terah, Haran, Ur

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Terah
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"According to Joshua's remarks at the assembly of the Israelites at Shechem, he [Terah] was an idolater (Josh. xxiv. 2)... Recently the name "Terah" has been regarded as a mutilation of "yera?" (moon); in this case it would refer to a mythological person...
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"According to the Midrash (Gen. R. xxxviii.), Terah, in addition to being an idolater himself, made and sold idols; and during his absence he compelled Abraham to act as a merchant for him. The "Sefer ha-Yashar" (cites source) regards him as a great general of Nimrod, whom he accompanied on all his campaigns. Angry at Abraham for the destruction of his idols, Terah accused his son before Nimrod, who condemned him to be burned to death. Thereupon Abraham persuaded his father to emigrate to Canaan."
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So, legend has it that Terah and family left Ur to prevent Abram aka Abraham's execution.
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Haran
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"Third son of Terah and consequently the youngest brother of Abraham;... According to the Rabbis, who interpreted "Ur" to mean "fire," Haran was thrown after Abraham into the furnace by Nimrod. Haran had no firm belief in God. He said to himself: "Should Abraham perish in the furnace, I will side with Nimrod; if he come out alive, I will be with Abraham." Therefore he perished in the flames (cites sources)."
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A legend of how and why Haran died.
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Ur
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"A locality mentioned four times in the Bible (cites sources)with the qualification (= "of the Kasdim," or Chaldees), and described as the original home of Abram. Modern scholars, with few exceptions, are agreed that Ur is identical with the mound of ruins in southern Babylonia on the right bank of the Euphrates, known as Al-Mukair or Al-Mughair. This was an ancient seat of lunar worship; and it was dominant as a political center as early as 3000 B.C. Those scholars who incline to establish a connection between moon-worship ("Sin" = "moon") and the monotheism of Israel ("Sinai") find a corroboration of their theory in the fact that Abram's original home was the seat of the worship of Sin (cites sources)."

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