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.
Ora | |
|---|---|
| Spouse | Reu |
| Children | Serug |
| Parent | Ur bin Kesed |
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]
Etymology
editOra's Hebrew name, ערה, means "to lay bare" or "pour out".[5] In addition, she shares a name identical with that of 'Ara, a village in Northern Israel, established some time during the Bronze Age.[6]
In addition, Ora's paternal line, Ur, son of Kasdim, is the same as Ur Kasdim, the birthplace of Abraham. It is stated in the Book of Jubilees that the city was founded by Ur.[7]
References
edit- ^ "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
- ^ "Klein Dictionary - Ara". Sefaria. 1987. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
- ^ Palmer, E.H. (1881). The Survey of Western Palestine: Arabic and English Name Lists Collected During the Survey by Lieutenants Conder and Kitchener, R. E. Transliterated and Explained by E.H. Palmer. London: Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund. p. 148.
- ^ "The Book of Jubilees: The History of the Patriarchs from Reu to Abraham; the Corruption of the Human Race (xi. 1-15)". Sacred-texts.com. Retrieved 2017-07-15.