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How old was Abram when he left Haran?

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"How old was Abraham when he left Haran?" (Alleged Contradiction #E2409)
So Abram departed, as the LORD had spoken unto him; and Lot went with him: and Abram was seventy and five years old when he departed out of Haran.

Genesis 12:4

Then came he out of the land of the Chaldaeans, and dwelt in Charran: and from thence, when his father was dead, he removed him into this land, wherein ye now dwell.

Acts 7:2-4

And Terah lived seventy years, and begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran. … And the days of Terah were two hundred and five years: and Terah died in Haran.

Genesis 11:26:32

If Abram was born when Terah was 70 years old, and Terah died at age 205, then Abram must have been at least 135 when he left Haran, since he left after his  father died (205 – 70 = 135).  How then could he be 75 when he left Haran?

Response

Actually, the Bible never says Abram was born was Terah was 70 years old.  It says that Terah was 70 before having sons.  Abram is listed first among Terah’s sons, but this is because of his importance, not the fact that he was born first.  For instance, Noah’s sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth, are never listed together in the order that they were born. 1  Abram was born when Terah was 130, not 70.


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Sources

Ruckman, P. S. (1980). Problem Texts. Pensacola, Fla.: Pensacola Bible Institute.

Notes

  1. Ruckman, 1980, p. 43 ↩
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