APPENDIX FOUR The Abraham Story

A Note for Parents

Biblical commentators agree that Terah’s name expresses kinship with the moon-god Sin. Sarai’s name is the Akkadian version of “Ningal,” the name of Sin’s goddess wife.

The Biblical account is ambiguous about Terah’s original reasons for leaving Ur. It is not clear whether Abram convinced his father to leave because he heard the voice of God, or whether Terah left the city first; both readings of the text are possible. However, in Terah’s day, the southern part of Sumer was suffering from barbarian invasion and war between Ur and the other cities on the plain, while Haran was relatively peaceful.

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