Ora | |
|---|---|
| Spouse | Reu |
| Children | Serug |
| Parent | Ur bin Kesed |
Ora (Hebrew: ערה; Ge'ez: አራ; fl. 20th century AM)[1] was the wife of Reu, and the mother of Serug, according to the Book of Jubilees.[2] She is consequently the paternal great-great-grandmother of Abraham, therefore an ancestor of the Israelites and Ishmaelites.
The Book of Jubilees further implies that Arphaxad is the grandfather of Ur, as the immediate progenitor of Ur, son of Kesed, making Arphaxad the great-grandfather of Ora.[3][failed verification] This makes Ora a great-great-great granddaughter of Noah and Naamah.
In the Book of Jubilees, she is described as giving birth to Serug "in the seventh year of this week in this jubilee.", which has been identified as 1820 AM according to Masoretic chronology.[4]
- ^ "ספר היובלים | መጽሐፈ ኩፋሌ | Sefer haYovelim (the book of Jubilees, in Ge'ez) • the Open Siddur Project פְּרוֺיֶּקט הַסִּדּוּר הַפָּתוּחַ". the Open Siddur Project פְּרוֺיֶּקט הַסִּדּוּר הַפָּתוּחַ. 2015-12-01. Retrieved 2023-05-31.
- ^ Book of Jubilees 11:1
- ^ Millard, Alan R. (May–June 2001). "Where Was Abraham's Ur?". Biblical Archaeology Review. Archived from the original on 2019-02-01. Retrieved 2008-01-25.
- ^ Book of Jubilees 11:2