Haran

About Haran Written by AI

Haran is mentioned in 1 Chronicles 2:46 as one of the descendants of Caleb, the son of Hezron, from the tribe of Judah. He was born to Caleb's concubine, Ephah, along with his brothers Moza and Gazez. Caleb is known for his faithfulness to God during the Israelites' journey in the wilderness and for receiving a special inheritance in the Promised Land (Numbers 14:24, Joshua 14:6 to 15). The mention of Haran in Caleb's genealogy showcases the importance of family lineage and the recording of descendants in the Old Testament. It also highlights the practice of concubinage, which was common in ancient times, although not endorsed by God's original design for marriage.

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Easton's Bible Dictionary, 1897

This entry is on the name Haran, and may cover more than one person or place by that name.

(1.) 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 (Gen. 11:27), in Ur of the Chaldees.

(2.) 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 (Gen. 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” (Gen. 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; Isa. 37:12). It was known to the Greeks and Romans under the name Carrhae.

M. G. Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, third edition (1897), public domain, from CrossWire. Shown as written; its Scripture quotes are from older translations.