Wilderness area where the Horites were defeated by Chedorlaomer
El-paran
Named in 1 verse of Genesis, first in Genesis 14:6.
אֵיל פָּארָןEl-paran
About El-paran Written by AI
El-paran is mentioned in Genesis 14:6 as the wilderness region where Chedorlaomer, king of Elam, and his allied kings pursued and defeated the Horites during their military campaign. The Horites were a people who inhabited the hill country of Seir, later known as Edom. The name El-paran means "oak of Paran" or "terebinth of Paran," suggesting it was a significant tree or grove located in the wilderness of Paran. This wilderness area is believed to be located in the northeastern part of the Sinai Peninsula, east of the Wilderness of Shur. El-paran is mentioned only once in the Bible, in the context of the battle between Chedorlaomer's forces and the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah. After defeating the Horites in El-paran, Chedorlaomer's army turned back and advanced toward the cities of the plain, where they engaged in battle with the local kings.
Drafted by an AI model for STEPBible's TIPNR (Tyndale House Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). Check it against the verses below.
29.152, 33.542 See it on a map
Where the Bible names it
- Genesis 14:6
and the Horites in the area of Mount Seir, as far as El-paran, which is near the desert.
From STEPBible's TIPNR, Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0): names, family, references and the AI written article. Verse text is the BSB.