Can ‘face of his father’ refer to human sacrifice in Gen. 11:28?

Can ‘face of his father’ refer to human sacrifice in Gen. 11:28?

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Gen. 11:28 says that Haran died in the face (פְּנֵ֖י) of his father. I’m wondering if this is a euphemism for human sacrifice, that Haran was a sacrifice to gods sort of the way Isaac was later almost a human sacrifice. I know nothing of Hebrew and thank you in advance for your help.

Gen 11:28 – And Haran died upon the face of his father in the land
of his birth in Ur of the Chaldeans (Dottard’s literal translation)

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