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Θάρα
Thara
G2291
N:N-M-P Greek

Terah

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Thara identifies a man named in a father-to-son ancestral sequence.

Thara occurs as the name of a man placed within an ancestral sequence, where the surrounding clause identifies Abraham as his son.

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  1. Personal name in an ancestral sequence · dominant

    In Luke 3:34, Θάρα is a masculine singular genitive noun within repeated “son of” relationships; the APB renders the sequence “the son of Abraham, the son of Terah, the son of Nahor,” placing the named man between Abraham and Nahor.

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Luke 3:34, the APB presents the name in the ancestral clause “the son of Terah.” This reflects the verse’s sequence rather than isolating every feature of the Greek form.

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