Terah was deeply involved in idol worship, even running a shop that sold idols. One day, when he left the shop in Abraham’s care, his son famously smashed the idols, declaring that the statues had no real power. Enraged, Terah reported Abraham to Nimrod, who had him thrown into a fiery furnace—only to witness Abraham survive the flames unharmed!
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