nachor Summary and Overview
Bible Dictionaries at a Glance
nachor in Smith's Bible Dictionary
[NAHOR]
nachor in Schaff's Bible Dictionary
NA'CHOR , Josh 24:2. 1. The name of Abraham's grandfather. Gen 11:23. 2. One of Abraham's brothers, Gen 11:26, who married Milcah, the daughter of Haran. Gen 11:29. He lived at Haran, which is thence called "the city of Nahor." Gen 24:10.
nachor in Fausset's Bible Dictionary
Joshua 24:2; Luke 3:34. 1. Abraham's grandfather. 2. Abraham's brother. (See ABRAHAM.) Nahor was his elder brother; married Milcah his niece, Haran's daughter, who bore eight sons (Genesis 11:26-29; Genesis 22:20-24). His concubine Reumah bore Zebah and Maachah (whose descendants David came in contact with: 1 Chronicles 18:8; 1 Chronicles 19:6), Gaham and Thahash. Bethuel his son was Rebekah's father. She formed a tie between Abraham's seed and the original Mesopotamian family. Laban and Jacob's connection renewed it, then it closes. Laban, with polytheistic notions, distinguishes between his god "the god of Nahor" and "the God of Abraham," Jacob's God (Genesis 31:3; Genesis 31:5; Genesis 31:19; Genesis 31:29; Genesis 31:42; Genesis 31:49; Genesis 31:53; Joshua 24:2), "the God of Abraham and the Fear of Isaac." El Naura is a town on Euphrates above Hit.