Terah

Terah was born in 1878. Terah's father was Nahor . His paternal grandfather was Serug . He was an only child. He died at the age of 205 in 2083.

General Notes
- The father of Abraham, he later settled in Haran, where he died. The name Terah is associated in Jewish literature with the moon-god, and there seems to be a direct etymological link between his name and the teraphim, small idolatrous images that were kept in most households. In this context, it is interesting to note that Joshua 24:2 describes Terah as an idolater. However, near to the city of Haran, there was a place that bore Terah's name, known to Assyrians as Turahi and to the Akkadians as Turahu, the ruins of which city were later known to them as Til-Sa-Turahi.
  (Refs: IDB 4:574. NBD 1252-3. JA 1.vi.5. P 1:30)