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Male Abraham ben Terah Click to view Abraham ben Terah in the family tree

Abraham ben Terah was born in 2051 BC in Ur,Babylonia.1   Abraham ben Terah's father was Terah ben Nahor and his mother is Amthelo bint Avram.  His paternal grandparents were Nahor ben Serug of Agade and Iyosaka; his maternal grandparents are Avram ben Heraclim and Ur bint Serug. He had two brothers named Nahor ben Terah and Haran ben Terah. He had a half-brother and a half-sister, named Senusret ben Amenemhet and Sarai(Sarah) Bint Terah.  He died in 1876 BC in Kirjath-Arba(later Hebron),Caanan.  He was buried in Cave Of Machpelah.


Abraham ben Terah's first family with Keturuh

They had three sons, and also three children of unknown gender named Midian ben Abraham, Ishbak ben Abraham, Jokshan ben Abraham, Zimran ben Abraham, Shuah ben Abraham and Medan ben Abraham.


Abraham ben Terah's second family with Hagar

‌Abraham ben Terah and Hagar were married in a religious ceremony in Canaan.  They had a son named Ishmael ben Abraham.


Abraham ben Terah's third family with Sarai(Sarah) Bint Terah

They had a son named Issac ben Abraham.

1 Good News Bible, Catholic Study Edition, Imprimatur by Archbishop John Whealon, with Deuterocanonicals/Apocrypha @ Genesis 11.27-32
2 Good News Bible, Catholic Study Edition, Imprimatur by Archbishop John Whealon, with Deuterocanonicals and Apocrypha @ Genesis 21.5
Further sources/citations:
Good News Bible, Catholic Study Edition, Imprimatur by Archbishop John Whealon, with Deuterocanonicals and Apocrypha @ Genesis 17.23-25, {GEDCOM File : .gedall.ged}

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