Kesed

Role: father of Ur · First appears: Noah's Descendants Spread Abroad

Kesed was the son of Nahor and a nephew of Abraham. His descendants settled opposite Shinar and founded the city of Kesed, from which the Chaldees were called Kasdim. He was the father of Ur, whose son Kangar composed the Midrash of the Chaldees.

Relationship record

Noah's Descendants Spread Abroad

• child: Ur “the Midrash of the Chaldees, composed by Kangar, the son of Ur, the son of Kesed.”

The Last Years Of Abraham

• parent: Nahor “The descendants of Kesed, another nephew of Abraham, a son of his brother Nahor, established themselves opposite to Shinar, where they founded the city of Kesed, the city whence the Chaldees are called Kasdim.”
• elder kin: Abraham “The descendants of Kesed, another nephew of Abraham, a son of his brother Nahor, established themselves opposite to Shinar, where they founded the city of Kesed, the city whence the Chaldees are called Kasdim.”

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Extracted from the original text of The Legends of the Jews, Volume I. Made with Rho MD.