Genesis 11:31

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Terah took Abram his son, Lot the son of Haran, his son's son, and Sarai his daughter-in-law, his son Abram's wife. They went forth from Ur of the Chaldees, to go into the land of Canaan. They came to Haran, and lived there.

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The Ancient Near East (Fertile Crescent)The ancient Near East and Fertile Crescent, from Mesopotamia to Egypt, the world of the patriarchs.

The Journeys of Abraham and the PatriarchsThe journeys of Abraham and the patriarchs from Ur through Canaan and into Egypt.

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Places in this passage

Genesis 11:31 mentions Babel, Canaan, Chaldea, Haran, Shinar and Ur.

Photo of Chaldea — Chaldea · M.Lubinski from Iraq,USA.

Photo of Shinar — Shinar · Radomir Vrbovsky