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NASB | Genesis 12:5 Abram took Sarai his wife and Lot his nephew, and all their possessions which they had accumulated, and the persons which they had acquired in Haran, and they set out for the land of Canaan; thus they came to the land of Canaan. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Genesis 12:5 Abram took Sarai his wife and Lot his nephew, and all their possessions which they had acquired, and the people (servants) which they had acquired in Haran, and they set out to go to the land of Canaan. When they came to the land of Canaan, |
Bible Question: Just curious, Who where the servants they had acquired in Haran? Who meaning what people? that is to say, where they Hebrew shems folks? or the inhabantants of the land before the family moved there. Maybe this question can't be anwered in either case I'm just studying. |
Bible Answer: Hi Fritz, I have not been able to determine this for certain. A number of the sources I have checked place Haran in northern Iraq, others place it in Syria. Also, the family lines between Ham and Shem fall right across this area, and are also questionable, and not clearly defined. The indication from the passage seems to me that these were people who lived in Haran before Abram's family arrived. So I don't know that this is answerable, perhaps someone else will have more information. Love in Christ, Mark |
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