It is good to trust in God and not rely on the words of one's father or mother. Terach would observe the stars and see the fate of his son Haran, who was burned, and the fate of his son Abraham, who would fill the whole world. All the nations came to Abraham and asked, "Who are you?" He replied, "I will never abandon the God of Heaven."
They immediately took him and threw him into a fiery furnace, but he did not descend with it. No city, no sanctuary, no fire, and no sword could harm him, for it was God Himself who saved him, as it is said, "I am the Lord who brought you out." Haran's heart was divided and he relied on his father's words. All the nations came to him and asked, "Who are you?"
He thought to himself, "If I saw Abraham escape, I will say I am of Abraham, but if not, I will say I am of you." When he saw that Abraham had escaped, he said, "I am of Abraham." They immediately took him and threw him into the fiery furnace, but he did not have time to descend before the fire killed him. The angel took him and threw him before his father Terach, as it is said, "And Haran died before his father Terach." (Bereshit 11:28) Terach was wise and could see the fate of his son Haran, who was burned, and the fate of his son Abraham, whose name would fill the whole world.
He did not know whether he would have a grandson through a man or a woman, and Sarah, the daughter of Haran, was the wife of Abraham. As it says in (Genesis 29) And Abram and Nahor took wives for themselves. Yiska was Sarah, and the whole world was filled with her influence. It is good to trust in God rather than in generous people, as David says in (Psalms 146:3) Do not put your trust in princes, in human beings, who cannot save.