Joshuasaidto allthe people,"Thussaysthe LORD,the Godof Israel,'From ancienttimesyour fatherslivedbeyondthe River,[namely], Terah,the fatherof Abrahamand the fatherof Nahor,and they servedothergods.
Seruglivedthirtyyears,and becamethe fatherof Nahor;
Nahorlivedtwenty-nineyears,and becamethe fatherof Terah;
Terahlivedseventyyears,and becamethe fatherof Abram,Nahorand Haran.
Now theseare [the records of] the generationsof Terah.Terahbecamethe fatherof Abram,Nahorand Haran;and Haranbecamethe fatherof Lot.
When Labanhad goneto shearhis flock,then Rachelstolethe householdidolsthat were her father's.
"Nowyou have indeedgoneaway becauseyou longedgreatlyfor your father'shouse;[but] whydid you stealmy gods?"
"The one with whomyou findyour godsshall not live;in the presenceof our kinsmenpointout whatis yours amongmy belongingsand take[it] for yourself." For Jacobdid not knowthat Rachelhad stolenthem.
"The Godof Abrahamand the Godof Nahor,the Godof their father,judgebetweenus." So Jacobsworeby the fearof his fatherIsaac.
So they gaveto Jacoballthe foreigngodswhichthey hadand the ringswhichwere in their ears,and Jacobhidthem underthe oakwhichwas nearShechem.
Abram,that is Abraham.
"Lookto Abrahamyour fatherAnd to Sarahwho gavebirthto you in pain;When[he] [was but] oneI calledhim, Then I blessedhim and multipliedhim."
and say,'Thussaysthe LordGODto Jerusalem,"Your originand your birthare from the landof the Canaanite,your fatherwas an Amoriteand your mothera Hittite.
the son of Jacob,the son of Isaac,the son of Abraham,the son of Terah,the son of Nahor,
"You shall answerand saybeforethe LORDyour God,My fatherwas a wanderingAramean,and he wentdownto Egyptand sojournedthere,fewin number;but therehe becamea great,mightyand populousnation.
"Ifit is disagreeablein your sightto servethe LORD,choosefor yourselves todaywhomyou will serve:whetherthe godswhichyour fathersservedwhichwere beyondthe River,or the godsof the Amoritesin whoselandyou are living;but as for me and my house,we will servethe LORD."
