Genesis 11:28

28While his father Terah was still alive, Haran died in Ur of the Chaldeans, in the land of his birth.

28Haran died 11:28 Lit before the face ofduring the lifetime of his father Terah in the land of his birth, in Ur of the Chaldeans.

28Haran died in the presence of his father Terah in the land of his birth, in Ur of the Chaldeans.

28Haran died before his father Terah in the land of his birth, in 11:28 Abram’s home town was Ur of the Chaldeans. As the result of extensive archeological excavations there in 1922-34, a great deal is known about Abram’s background. The house of the average middle-class person had from ten to twenty rooms and measured forty to fifty-two feet; the lower floor was for servants, the upper floor for the family, with five rooms for their use; additionally, there was a guest chamber and a lavatory reserved for visitors, and a private chapel. A school was found and what the students studied was shown by the clay tablets discovered there. In the days of Abram the pupils had reading, writing, and arithmetic as today. They learned the multiplication and division tables and even worked at square and cube roots. A bill of lading of about 2040 b.c. (about the era in which Abram is believed to have lived) showed that the commerce of that time was far-reaching. Even the name “Abraham” has been found on the excavated clay tablets.Ur of the Chaldeans.

28During his father Terah’s lifetime, Haran died in his native land, in Ur of the Chaldeans.

28Haran died in the city of Ur in Babylonia, the land where he was born. Haran died while his father Terah was still alive.