How old was Abraham when he left Haran?
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This Bible contradiction is from the Skeptic's Annotated Bible.

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75 years old

Genesis 12:4 View context

Abram [Abraham] was seventy and five years old when he departed out of Haran.

At least 135 years old


Genesis 11:26-32 View context

Abraham's father, Terah, was 70 years old when Abram was born.

And Terah lived seventy years, and begat Abram [Abraham].


Acts 7:2-4 View context

Abraham didn't leave Haran until after Terah died.

Our father Abraham ... dwelt in Haran: and from thence, when his father was dead, he removed himself into this land.


Genesis 11:32 View context

And Terah lived to be 205.

And the days of Terah were two hundred and five years; and Terah died in Haran.

So Abraham was at least 135 years old when he left Haran.

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