From Genesis 11:
27Now these are the generations of Terah: Terah begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran; and Haran begat Lot. 28And Haran died before his father Terah in the land of his nativity, in Ur of the Chaldees. 29And Abram and Nahor took them wives: the name of Abram’s wife was Sarai; and the name of Nahor’s wife, Milcah, the daughter of Haran, the father of Milcah, and the father of Iscah. 30But Sarai was barren; she had no child. 31And Terah took Abram his son, and Lot the son of Haran his son’s son, and Sarai his daughter in law, his son Abram’s wife; and they went forth with them from Ur of the Chaldees, to go into the land of Canaan; and they came unto Haran, and dwelt there. 32And the days of Terah were two hundred and five years: and Terah died in Haran.
Terah had three sons: Abram, Nahor and Haran.
His youngest son, Haran, died early, “before his father”, which means “before his father died,” but could also mean, “before his father’s face” or “in front of him.”
Terah packs up his family, and leaves Ur, headed for Canaan, but he halts his journey when he comes to a place named after his dead son: Haran. Possible that the town Haran could’ve been founded by his son Haran — that happened often in those times.
Terah dies in Haran, without ever seeing Canaan.
Don’t let the memories of some dead thing from your past keep you from obtaining the promise God has for your future.
