In the market place, Abram met his father Terah, who had fled there with Nimrod. Terah at once warned the King that his wonderworking son had pursued them to the city; and Nimrod, though greatly afraid, sent for him. Abram entered the palace, testified in a loud voice to the Living God before the whole court and, shaking Nimrod’s throne, named him a blasphemer. At this, the royal idols ranged all about fell flat on their faces, and so did the King himself. After two hours and a half, he dared raise his head and inquire faintly: ‘Was that the voice of your ever-living God?’ Abram answered: ‘No, Abram spoke, the least of His creatures.’ Nimrod then acknowledged God’s power, and let Terah depart in peace. Terah accordingly went to Harran, accompanied by Abram, Sarai and Lot.240 (b) Others say that Abram returned to Babel full of wisdom from studying under Noah. He found his father Terah still commanding King Nimrod’s armies, and still bowing down to idols of wood and stone—twelve great ones and many lesser.
