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Serug

Serug, also transliterated as Sarug, is a figure in the Hebrew Bible recognized as a patriarch of the line of Shem. He appears in the genealogies that trace the postdiluvian generations and is part of the descent from Noah to the later patriarchs.

In the biblical account, Serug is described as the son of Reu and the father of Nahor,

Sources and textual notes on Serug are primarily biblical. He is named in Genesis 11:10–26, which outlines

Scholarly and religious traditions vary in emphasis regarding Serug. He is generally viewed as a historical

making
him
the
grandfather
of
Terah
and
the
great-grandfather
of
Abraham.
This
places
Serug
within
the
lineage
that
leads
to
the
Hebrew
patriarchs
central
to
Genesis
narratives.
the
generations
from
Shem
to
Terah
and
ultimately
to
Abraham,
and
he
is
also
listed
in
1
Chronicles
1
in
the
genealogical
records.
The
Genesis
text
records
the
sequence
and
serves
as
the
basis
for
later
theological
and
literary
references
to
his
place
in
the
ancestral
line.
or
legendary
figure
within
the
patriarchal
genealogies,
with
little
to
no
independent
biographical
information
beyond
his
role
in
the
generations.
In
biblical
chronology,
Serug’s
importance
lies
in
his
position
within
the
chain
from
Noah
to
Abraham,
illustrating
the
continuity
of
the
ancestral
line
that
culminates
in
the
figure
of
Abraham.