NAHOR

na'-hor (nachor; in the New Testament Nachor):e representative of Naphtali among the 12 spies (Numbers 13:14).

(1) Son of Serug and grandfather of Abraham (Genesis 11:22-25; 1 Chronicles 1:26).

(2) Son of Terah and brother of Abraham (Genesis 11:26-27,29; 22:20,23; 24:15,24,47; 29:5; Joshua 24:2).

A city of Nahor is mentioned in Genesis 24:10; the God of Nahor in Genesis 31:53. In the King James Version Joshua 24:2; Luke 3:34, the name is spelled "Nachor."

From the International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
Edited by James Orr, published in 1939 by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.