Genesis 11:27

You are Yahweh, the God who chose Abram, brought him out of Ur of the Chaldees, gave him the name of Abraham,

Abram and Nahor married wives. The name of Abram’s wife was Sarai, and the name of Nahor’s wife was Milcah, the daughter of Haran, who was also the father of Iscah.

But he lingered; and the men grabbed his hand, his wife’s hand, and his two daughters’ hands, Yahweh being merciful to him; and they took him out, and set him outside of the city.

When God destroyed the cities of the plain, God remembered Abraham, and sent Lot out of the middle of the overthrow, when he overthrew the cities in which Lot lived.

Bethuel became the father of Rebekah. These eight Milcah bore to Nahor, Abraham’s brother.

Have the gods of the nations delivered them, which my fathers have destroyed, Gozan, Haran, Rezeph, and the children of Eden who were in Telassar?

He said, “Brothers and fathers, listen. The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham when he was in Mesopotamia, before he lived in Haran,

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 from Ur of the Chaldees, to go into the land of Canaan. They came to Haran and lived there.

So Abram went, as Yahweh had told him. Lot went with him. Abram was seventy-five years old when he departed from Haran.

They took Lot, Abram’s brother’s son, who lived in Sodom, and his goods, and departed.

He said to Abram, “I am Yahweh who brought you out of Ur of the Chaldees, to give you this land to inherit it.”

The servant took ten of his master’s camels, and departed, having a variety of good things of his master’s with him. He arose, and went to Mesopotamia, to the city of Nahor.

Have the gods of the nations delivered them, which my fathers have destroyed, Gozan, Haran, Rezeph, and the children of Eden who were in Telassar?

No temptation has taken you except what is common to man. God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted above what you are able, but will with the temptation also make the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.

The border of the Canaanites was from Sidon—as you go toward Gerar—to Gaza—as you go toward Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim—to Lasha.

Abram took Sarai his wife, Lot his brother’s son, all their possessions that they had gathered, and the people whom they had acquired in Haran, and they went to go into the land of Canaan. They entered into the land of Canaan.

Abram lived in the land of Canaan, and Lot lived in the cities of the plain, and moved his tent as far as Sodom.

The men said to Lot, “Do you have anybody else here? Sons-in-law, your sons, your daughters, and whomever you have in the city, bring them out of the place:

Before he had finished speaking, behold, Rebekah came out, who was born to Bethuel the son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor, Abraham’s brother, with her pitcher on her shoulder.

She said to him, “I am the daughter of Bethuel the son of Milcah, whom she bore to Nahor.”

Before I had finished speaking in my heart, behold, Rebekah came out with her pitcher on her shoulder. She went down to the spring, and drew. I said to her, ‘Please let me drink.’

Behold, Rebekah is before you. Take her, and go, and let her be your master’s son’s wife, as Yahweh has spoken.”

These are the days of the years of Abraham’s life which he lived: one hundred seventy-five years.

Jacob went out from Beersheba, and went toward Haran.

that you put away, as concerning your former way of life, the old man that grows corrupt after the lusts of deceit,

and delivered righteous Lot, who was very distressed by the lustful life of the wicked

This is the history of the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day that Yahweh God made the earth and the heavens.

This is the history of the generations of Shem: Shem was one hundred years old when he became the father of Arpachshad two years after the flood.

Haran died in the land of his birth, in Ur of the Chaldees, while his father Terah was still alive.

Now the men of Sodom were exceedingly wicked and sinners against Yahweh.

Abraham was ninety-nine years old when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.

In the same day both Abraham and Ishmael, his son, were circumcised.

Hurry, escape there, for I can’t do anything until you get there.” Therefore the name of the city was called Zoar.

He looked toward Sodom and Gomorrah, and toward all the land of the plain, and saw that the smoke of the land went up as the smoke of a furnace.

After these things, Abraham was told, “Behold, Milcah, she also has borne children to your brother Nahor:

Then Laban and Bethuel answered, “The thing proceeds from Yahweh. We can’t speak to you bad or good.

because Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my requirements, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws.”

Now therefore, my son, obey my voice. Arise, flee to Laban, my brother, in Haran.

Jacob said to them, “My relatives, where are you from?” They said, “We are from Haran.”

The God of Abraham, and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judge between us.” Then Jacob swore by the fear of his father, Isaac.

Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters. They came and drew water, and filled the troughs to water their father’s flock.

He spoke to the congregation, saying, “Depart, please, from the tents of these wicked men, and touch nothing of theirs, lest you be consumed in all their sins!”

For we will not inherit with them on the other side of the Jordan and beyond, because our inheritance has come to us on this side of the Jordan eastward.”

Ruth the Moabitess said to Naomi, “Let me now go to the field, and glean among the ears of grain after him in whose sight I find favor.” She said to her, “Go, my daughter.”

So she gleaned in the field until evening; and she beat out that which she had gleaned, and it was about an ephah of barley.

Behold, while she was still talking with the king, Nathan the prophet came in.

She went and did according to the saying of Elijah; and she, and he, and her house, ate many days.

The sons of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, Aram, Uz, Hul, Gether, and Meshech.

While he was still speaking, there came also another, and said, “The Chaldeans made three bands, and swept down on the camels, and have taken them away, yes, and killed the servants with the edge of the sword; and I alone have escaped to tell you.”

If the scourge kills suddenly, he will mock at the trial of the innocent.

Yahweh’s eyes are toward the righteous. His ears listen to their cry.

You who hear prayer, all men will come to you.

She looks well to the ways of her household, and doesn’t eat the bread of idleness.

Behold, the land of the Chaldeans. This people didn’t exist. The Assyrians founded it for those who dwell in the wilderness. They set up their towers. They overthrew its palaces. They made it a ruin.

Who has raised up one from the east? Who called him to his foot in righteousness? He hands over nations to him and makes him rule over kings. He gives them like the dust to his sword, like the driven stubble to his bow.

Then you will call, and Yahweh will answer. You will cry for help, and he will say, ‘Here I am.’ “If you take away from among you the yoke, finger pointing, and speaking wickedly;

It will happen that before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear.

Concerning the prophets: My heart within me is broken. All my bones shake. I am like a drunken man, and like a man whom wine has overcome, because of Yahweh, and because of his holy words.

“ ‘ “Haran, Canneh, and Eden, the traders of Sheba, Asshur and Chilmad, were your traders.

The disciples went, and did just as Jesus commanded them,

Now while Paul waited for them at Athens, his spirit was provoked within him as he saw the city full of idols.

nor filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not appropriate, but rather giving of thanks.

but now you also put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and shameful speaking out of your mouth.

By faith, Abraham, when he was called, obeyed to go out to the place which he was to receive for an inheritance. He went out, not knowing where he went.

You therefore, beloved, knowing these things beforehand, beware, lest being carried away with the error of the wicked, you fall from your own steadfastness.

As many as I love, I reprove and chasten. Be zealous therefore, and repent.

I heard another voice from heaven, saying, “Come out of her, my people, that you have no participation in her sins, and that you don’t receive of her plagues,

Abraham rose up early in the morning, and took bread and a container of water, and gave it to Hagar, putting it on her shoulder; and gave her the child, and sent her away. She departed, and wandered in the wilderness of Beersheba.

While he was yet speaking with them, Rachel came with her father’s sheep, for she kept them.

Woe is me, that I live in Meshech, that I dwell among the tents of Kedar!

The word that Yahweh spoke concerning Babylon, concerning the land of the Chaldeans, by Jeremiah the prophet.

If indeed they had been thinking of that country from which they went out, they would have had enough time to return.