Verse Lens · Concise explanation
Genesis 11:25 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 25. 25And Nahor lived after he begat Terah an hundred and nineteen years, and begat sons and daughters.
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Quick Meaning
Nahor lives 119 more years and fathers other sons and daughters after Terah, completing the shortest recorded lifespan in the unit's KJV sequence.
Read It With
- Genesis 11:10–26
Read verses 24–26 together. Verse 24 names Terah, verse 25 acknowledges the larger family, and verse 26 turns from the linear sequence to Terah's three sons.
Why This Verse Appears Here
Nahor's later years and wider family complete the final two-part entry before the closing three-son formula.
Read Genesis 11:24–26 together
Why these verses belong together: Nahor fathers Terah, completes his wider-family notice, and the genealogy then names Terah's three sons to open the next family story.
Verse 24. 24 And Nahor lived nine and twenty years, and begat Terah:
Verse 25. 25 And Nahor lived after he begat Terah an hundred and nineteen years, and begat sons and daughters.
Verse 26. 26 And Terah lived seventy years, and begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran.
What Remains True
Length of life and amount of recorded detail do not determine a person's dignity or the importance of faithful family continuity.
How It Can Shape Life
- Resist comparing human worth through lifespan, visibility, productivity, or remembered accomplishments.
Continue in Context
The full thought-unit study remains the final contextual authority for this Verse Lens.
Read Genesis 11:10–26 — Shem's Line Reaches Terah and His SonsSources used for this Verse Lens
How certain is this explanation? strong
Where care is needed
The 148-year total is calculated from the two stated figures; Genesis 11 does not print the sum or explain the shorter span.
These are the sources used directly for this lens. Language, grammar, disagreements, and the complete source shelf remain attached to the full thought-unit research record.
Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
eBible.org and CrossWire Bible Society
USFM archive eng-kjv2006_usfm.zip; source files dated 2026-08-19; downloaded 2026-08-24; archive SHA-256 aec1b3b26c622fd3d963d2bbac963016b9513246ffbfa20da00bb100372ea007; normalized corpus SHA-256 09aef51d90488aa7b9722b3fd9a93f4b25f6bf2064c5fd798fb39673c300ddf2.
Supports: Displayed wording, verse sequence, ages, family notices, and unit boundary.
Exact location: Genesis 11:10–26 in the pinned eng-kjv2006 source
Open source ↗hebrew text morphology and lemma data
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible — Genesis
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project
Open Scriptures, Version 2.2 released 2021; repository inspected 2026
Supports: Toledot heading, fathering formula, ages, later-years clauses, sons-and-daughters notices, and grouped sons in verse 26.
Exact location: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, wlc/Gen.xml, Genesis 11:10–26
Open source ↗Translation and textual notes
NET Bible — Genesis with translators' notes
Biblical Studies Press
Biblical Studies Press, Digital edition accessed 2026
Supports: Translation comparison, genealogy form, chronological questions, and verse 26 son-order caution.
Exact location: NET Bible, Genesis 11:10–26 and notes
Open NET Genesis 11 ↗