Avraham is the founding father of Judaism. Born Avram in Ur Kasdim (Ur of the Chaldees), he represents the tenth generation after Noah.
The Torah reveals nothing about Avram's childhood. The famous Midrashim about the patriarch intuiting the existence of God and smashing idols in his father's idol shop do not appear in the Biblical text about Avram/Avraham.
Avram’s wife Sarai is barren. Led by Terah, the family sets out from Ur Kasdim (Ur of the Chaldees) for the Land of Canaan. They get as far as Haran, where Terah dies. (Parashat Noah)