BEFORE.In Gen_11:28 Haran died before his father Terah, the meaning is in the presence of as RV [Note: Revised Version.] , literally before the face of.
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible
Edited by James Hastings, D.D. Published in 1909
bē̇-fōr?: The translation of a great variety of Hebrew and Greek words. ?Haran died before (the English Revised Version ?in the presence of,? literally ?before the face of?) his father Terah? (Gen_11:28). To be ?before? God is to enjoy His favor (Psa_31:22). ?The Syrians before? (Isa_9:12 the Revised Version, margin ?on the east,? as ?behind,? owing to the position of Canaan, relative to Syria, implies the west).
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
PRINTER 1915.