RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Nahor, son of Serug

1912 BC - 1764 BC

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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 3,187Before 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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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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In Iraq

Among people born in Iraq, Nahor, son of Serug ranks 71 out of 384Before 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).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Iraq

Among religious figures born in Iraq, Nahor, son of Serug ranks 13Before 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).