RELIGIOUS FIGURE
Nahor, son of Serug
1912 BC - 1764 BC

Nahor, son of Serug
Nahor (Hebrew: נָחוֹר – Nāḥōr; Greek: Ναχώρ – Nakhṓr) is the son of Serug according to the Hebrew Bible in Genesis Chapter 11. He is said to have lived to the age of 148 years old or 208 according to the Greek Septuagint (LXII) and had a son, Terah, at the age of 29 (79 in the LXX Vat and LXX Brenton) . He was also the grandfather of Abraham, Sarah, Nahor II and Haran. According to Byzantine chronographs, Nahor, following the example of his father, was engaged in the production of idols and was very successful in their pursuit. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Nahor, son of Serug is the 737th most popular religious figure (up from 742nd in 2019), the 71st most popular biography from Iraq (up from 80th in 2019) and the 13th most popular Iraqi Religious Figure.
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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES
Among religious figures, Nahor, son of Serug ranks 737 out of 3,187. Before him are Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, Angelo Scola, Obadiah, Al-Suyuti, Robert of Molesme, and John Mott. After him are Benkei, Mordecai, Saint Remigius, Olaus Magnus, Matteo Zuppi, and Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria.
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HPI: 70.26
Rank: 731
Angelo Scola
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HPI: 70.24
Rank: 732
Obadiah
587 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 70.24
Rank: 733
Al-Suyuti
1445 - 1505
HPI: 70.22
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Robert of Molesme
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HPI: 70.19
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John Mott
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HPI: 70.17
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HPI: 70.15
Rank: 737
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HPI: 70.05
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Contemporaries
Among people born in 1912 BC, Nahor, son of Serug ranks 1. Among people deceased in 1764 BC, Nahor, son of Serug ranks 1.
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Among people born in Iraq, Nahor, son of Serug ranks 71 out of 384. Before him are Tiglath-Pileser I (-1200), Ali Hassan al-Majid (1941), Louis Raphaël I Sako (1948), Tariq Aziz (1936), Ibn Hisham (701), and Abu Yusuf (731). After him are Tiglath-Pileser III (-755), Shalmaneser I (-1400), Berossus (-400), Qutayba ibn Muslim (668), Urukagina (-2500), and Al-Muqtadir (895).
Others born in Iraq
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1200 BC - 1076 BC
HPI: 70.75
Rank: 65
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1941 - 2010
HPI: 70.70
Rank: 66
Louis Raphaël I Sako
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1948 - Present
HPI: 70.61
Rank: 67
Tariq Aziz
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1936 - 2015
HPI: 70.60
Rank: 68
Ibn Hisham
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701 - 833
HPI: 70.58
Rank: 69
Abu Yusuf
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731 - 798
HPI: 70.34
Rank: 70
Nahor, son of Serug
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1912 BC - 1764 BC
HPI: 70.15
Rank: 71
Tiglath-Pileser III
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755 BC - 727 BC
HPI: 70.13
Rank: 72
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HPI: 70.13
Rank: 73
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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Iraq
Among religious figures born in Iraq, Nahor, son of Serug ranks 13. Before him are Muhammad al-Mahdi (869), Belshazzar (-600), Eber (-2038), Junayd of Baghdad (830), Louis Raphaël I Sako (1948), and Ibn Hisham (701). After him are Hillel the Elder (-110), Ibn Qutaybah (828), Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah (1935), Ibn Sa'd (784), Abo of Tiflis (756), and Dinkha IV (1935).
Muhammad al-Mahdi
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HPI: 75.54
Rank: 8
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HPI: 74.57
Rank: 9
Junayd of Baghdad
830 - 910
HPI: 71.53
Rank: 10
Louis Raphaël I Sako
1948 - Present
HPI: 70.61
Rank: 11
Ibn Hisham
701 - 833
HPI: 70.58
Rank: 12
Nahor, son of Serug
1912 BC - 1764 BC
HPI: 70.15
Rank: 13
Hillel the Elder
110 BC - 10
HPI: 69.20
Rank: 14
Ibn Qutaybah
828 - 889
HPI: 68.10
Rank: 15
Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah
1935 - 2010
HPI: 65.96
Rank: 16
Ibn Sa'd
784 - 845
HPI: 65.86
Rank: 17
Abo of Tiflis
756 - 786
HPI: 65.48
Rank: 18
Dinkha IV
1935 - 2015
HPI: 64.98
Rank: 19