Overview
Nachor (also spelled Nahor) was a descendant of Shem and an ancestor of Abraham in the genealogical line leading to Jesus Christ. He appears in Luke's genealogy as part of the historical record establishing Jesus's legal and ancestral connection to the line of promise given to Abraham.
Key Scriptures
"the son of Serug, the son of Reu, the son of Peleg, the son of Eber, the son of Shelah, the son of Cainan, the son of Arphaxad, the son of Shem, the son of Noah, the son of Lamech" (Luke 3:35-36, ESV).
"Now these are the generations of Shem: Shem was one hundred years old and begot Arphaxad two years after the flood" (Genesis 11:10, NKJV).
Application
Reflect on how God's redemptive plan unfolded through generations of faithful ancestors, reminding us that Christ's coming was sovereignly orchestrated through human history.