✡ ✝ ☪ Terah Also known as: Azar Born: 2296 BCE Died: 2091 BCE (age 205) — scriptural, age 205, in Haran Era: patriarchs Terah Father of Abraham. Originally from Ur of the Chaldeans, he began the journey toward Canaan but settled in Haran. According to Joshua 24:2, he worshipped other gods. In Islamic tradition (as Azar), he was an idol-maker whom Abraham challenged.