It is not known why, although his father was either literally dead or dead as far as being willing to follow God. Gen.11:32 "So the days of Terah (Abrams's father) were two hundred and five years, and Terah died in Haran. No mention is made of Terah's wife at all.
Abraham in the bible had two brothers, Nahor and Haran. His brother Haran was the father of Lot, whose wife was turned into salt.
Abrahm, before his name changed (and after)Another answer:Genesis 11:27 - This is the genealogy of Terah: Terah begot Abram, Nahor, and Haran. Haran begot Lot. [NKJV] Abraham wasn't Lot's father, he was his uncle. Lot's father was Abraham's brother Haran.
The father of the Prophet Lot is called Haran or Aran. Haran was the brother of Abraham or Ibrahim and the son of Terah.
Originally Abraham was called Abram.Gen 11:27 Now these are the generations of Terah: Terah begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran; and Haran begat Lot.
Abraham's father was Terah (Genesis ch.10-11). His mother, according to tradition, was called Amatlai bat (daughter of) Carnabu (Talmud, Bava Batra 91). Abraham's parents were idolaters who followed the widespread practice of moon-worship. They taught this to their children, with their son Nahor accepting it, but Haran remained skeptical, and Abraham rejected it.See also:http://judaism.answers.com/jewish-history/a-biography-of-abraham
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Genesis 11:31 reports that Abraham's father, Terah took Abraham, and his grandson, Lot the son of Haran, from Ur in Chaldea to Haran (or Harran) in southeastern Turkey, on the way to Canaan. The ancient city to which the family relocated had the same name as Terah's son, Haran, which is a strange coincidence and suggests a deeper significance. Ur and Haran were the two principal cities of the moon god, Sin, and it is a very plausible hypothesis that this migration story is a folk memory of the spread of the moon cult from Ur to Haran and then into Palestine.
Abraham's nephew who traveled with him was named Lot. They journeyed together from Ur to Haran and then on to Canaan.
Abraham and Sarah lived in Ur of the Chaldeans before moving to Haran and eventually settling in Canaan.
According to Rashi, and the simple reading of the Bible:As described by the Bible, Abraham is raised in the city of Ur.According to the Ramban:His birthplace is Charan (Haran).
Lot, the son of Abraham's younger brother Haran, was Abraham's nephew.Genesis 11:27 "Now these are the generations of Terah: Terah begat Abram [who later had his name changed to Abraham - Genesis 17:5], Nahor, and Haran; and Haran begat Lot"Genesis 12:5 "And Abram took Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother's son."Additional nephews of Abraham are named in Genesis 22:21-24.Answer 2:If you are referring to Abraham of the Old Testament in the Bible who was the father of the Jews, his nephew's name was Lot.
According 2 Genesis11:22 Terah's children are Abram ( Abraham), Haran, and Nahor.