What is the origin of Terah?

Question:

What is the origin of Terah?

What is the origin that the name Terah comes from? What country / religion etc.?

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: Hey TB,

You are going to love this: Check the Family Search site, they have entries in 2000 BC - I never saw that before.
Pedigree Resource File
17. (TERIH)(THARA)(King of Agade) TERAH - Pedigree Resource File
Gender: M Birth/Christening: 2126 BC Ur, Chaldea
18. (TERIH)(THARA)(King of Agade) TERAH - Pedigree Resource File
Gender: M Birth/Christening: 2126 BC Ur, Chaldea
19. (TERIH)(THARA)(King of Agade) TERAH - Pedigree Resource File
Gender: M Birth/Christening: abt 2128 BC Ur, Chaldea
20. Abraham O TERAH - Pedigree Resource File
Gender: M Birth/Christening: 2046 BC Egypt
21. Abraham ben TERAH - Pedigree Resource File
Gender: M Birth/Christening: Luke 3:34
22. Abraham bin TERAH - Pedigree Resource File
Gender: M Birth/Christening: 2046 BC Egypt

And there are more... You will see by the variety of countries that this name is all over the world. I suspect it is Jewish for that reason. There was no entry in GENFORUM or Swyrich.com, but Wikipedia mentions that it is found in the Hebrew Bible.