The Meaning of Genesis 11:28 Explained

Genesis 11:28

KJV: And Haran died before his father Terah in the land of his nativity, in Ur of the Chaldees.

YLT: and Haran dieth in the presence of Terah his father, in the land of his birth, in Ur of the Chaldees.

Darby: And Haran died before the face of his father Terah in the land of his nativity at Ur of the Chaldeans.

ASV: And Haran died before his father Terah in the land of his nativity, in Ur of the Chaldees.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Genesis 11:28?

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WORDS: What do the individual words in Genesis 11:28 mean?

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What is the context of Genesis 11:28?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And Haran died before his father Terah in the land of his nativity, in Ur of the Chaldees.

What does Genesis 11:28 Mean?

Context Summary

Gen 11:10-32 - The Generations Until Abram

The inwardness of the movement of Terah's clan from Ur is given in Acts 7:3. Apparently his father was unwilling for Abram to go alone on his far-pilgrimage, and so the whole family moved along the valley of the Euphrates to the famous ford of Haran. There was no other practicable way by which travelers could strike the route for Canaan. But Terah never advanced beyond that point; and it was only when his father was dead that Abram resumed his march. See Acts 7:4. Let us beware lest the ties of human affection withhold us from entire obedience to the call of God. The word Hebrew means "one who has crossed over." It was especially applicable to Abraham. See Genesis 14:13. It may be that you are living on the world's side of the Cross. Come over, though you should have to break dear associations. Be one who has passed through death to resurrection. See Colossians 3:1-4. [source]

Chapter Summary: Gen 11

¹ One language in the world
² The building of Babel
⁵ It is interrupted by the confusion of tongues, and the builders dispersed
¹⁰ The generations of Shem
²⁷ The generations of Terah, the father of Abram
³¹ Terah, with Abram and Lot, move from Ur to Haran

What do the individual words in Genesis 11:28 mean?

And died Haran before the face of Terah his father in the land of his birth in Ur of the Chaldeans

וַיָּ֣מָת הָרָ֔ן עַל־ פְּנֵ֖י תֶּ֣רַח אָבִ֑יו בְּאֶ֥רֶץ מוֹלַדְתּ֖וֹ בְּא֥וּר כַּשְׂדִּֽים

וַיָּ֣מָת	And died
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: מוּת Sense: to die, kill, have one executed.
הָרָ֔ן	Haran
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: הָרָן Sense: youngest son of Terah, brother of Abraham, father of Lot, Milcah, and Iscah; born and died in Ur of the Chaldees.
עַל־	before
Parse: Preposition Root: עַל Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.
פְּנֵ֖י	the face of
Parse: Noun, common plural construct Root: לִפְנֵי Sense: face.
תֶּ֣רַח	Terah
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: תֶּרַח Sense: the father of Abraham Tarah = “delay”.
אָבִ֑יו	his father
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular Root: אָב Sense: father of an individual.
בְּאֶ֥רֶץ	in the land
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, feminine singular construct Root: אֶרֶץ Sense: land, earth.
מוֹלַדְתּ֖וֹ	of his birth
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, third person masculine singular Root: מֹולֶדֶת Sense: kindred, birth, offspring, relatives.
בְּא֥וּר	in Ur
Parse: Preposition-b, Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: אוּר Sense: city in southern Babylonia, city of the Chaldeans, centre of moon worship, home of Abraham’s father, Terah, and departure point for the Abraham’s migration to Mesopotamia and Canaan.
כַּשְׂדִּֽים	of the Chaldeans
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine plural Root: כַּשְׂדִּים Sense: a territory in lower Mesopotamia bordering on the Persian Gulf.

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Similar Scriptures for Genesis 11:28

		Genesis 15:7 [3]
		Genesis 11:31 [2]
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		Acts 7:2-4 [2]