Haran (Easton)

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Heb. haran; i.e., 'mountaineer.' The eldest son of Terah, brother of Abraham and Nahor, and father of Lot, Milcah, and Iscah. He died before his father (Genesis 11:27 ), in Ur of the Chaldees. Heb. haran, i.e., 'parched;' or probably from the Accadian charana, meaning 'a road.' A celebrated city of"> StudyL ı ght .org Plug in, Turn on and Be En light ened! Not Yet a Member? Click to Sign Up Now! --> --> Bible Study Tools Lang uage Tools Study Lib rary Hist orical Writings Pas toral Resources Per sonal Resources Site Resources Lectionary Calendar Saturday, June 6th, 2026 the Week of Proper 4 / Ordinary 9 video advertismenet advertisement advertisement advertisement Attention! Tired of seeing ads while studying? Now you can enjoy an "Ads Free" version of the site for as little as 10¢ a day and support a great cause! Click here to learn more! Home » Bible Dictionaries » Easton's Bible Dictionary » Letter H Bible Dictionaries Haran Easton's Bible Dictionary Search for… Enter query below: or A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z Prev Entry Haradah Next Entry Harbona Resource Toolbox Print Article Additional Links Concordances Nave Topical Bible Haran Beth-Haran Thompson Chain Reference Haran Dictionaries American Tract Society Haran Easton's Bible Dictionary Haran Fausset Bible Dictionary Haran Beth-Haran Holman Bible Dictionary Haran Beth-Haran Hitchcock Bible Names Haran Beth-Haran Hastings' BibleDictionary Haran Beth-Haran Hastings' NT Dictionary Haran Morrish Bible Dictionary Haran (2) Haran People's Bible Dictionary Haran Smith Bible Dictionary Haran Beth-haran Watson's Theological Dictionary Haran Encyclopedias 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica Haran Harran International Standard Bible Encyclopedia Beth-Haran Haran (1) Haran (2) Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia Haran McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia Beth-Haran Haran Appears in the Eng. Bible As the Name of a Place and Also of Three Men, Which, However, Are Re The Jewish Encyclopedia Haran Haran (2) Lexicons Χαρράν בֵּית הָרָם , הָרָם הָרָן חָרָן , חָרָן Heb. haran; i.e., "mountaineer." The eldest son of Terah, brother of Abraham and Nahor, and father of Lot, Milcah, and Iscah. He died before his father ( Genesis 11:27 ), in Ur of the Chaldees. Heb. haran, i.e., "parched;" or probably from the Accadian charana, meaning "a road." A celebrated city of Western Asia, now Harran, where Abram remained, after he left Ur of the Chaldees, till his father Terah died ( Genesis 11:31,32 ), when he continued his journey into the land of Canaan. It is called "Charran" in the LXX. and in Acts 7:2 . It is called the "city of Nahor" ( Genesis 24:10 ), and Jacob resided here with Laban (30:43). It stood on the river Belik, an affluent of the Euphrates, about 70 miles above where it joins that river in Upper Mesopotamia or Padan-aram, and about 600 miles northwest of Ur in a direct line. It was on the caravan route between the east and west. It is afterwards mentioned among the towns taken by the king of Assyria ( 2 Kings 19:12 ; Isaiah 37:12 ). It was known to the Greeks and Romans under the name Carrhae. The son of Caleb of Judah ( 1 Chronicles 2:46 ) by his concubine Ephah.

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• part_of source-manifest/easton — Easton's Bible Dictionary (PD)