A border town between Ephraim and Benjamin
Naaran
Named in 2 verses across 2 books, first in Joshua 16:7.
נַעֲרָןNaaran
נַעֲרָהNaarah
Also called Naarah.
About Naaran Written by AI
Naaran, also known as Naarah, was a town on the border between the tribal territories of Ephraim and Benjamin (Josh. 16:7; 1Chr. 7:28). It was located east of Bethel and near Jericho. Naaran is mentioned as one of the cities on the eastern border of Ephraim, along with Gezer, Michmethath, and Taanath-shiloh.
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Easton's Bible Dictionary, 1897
Boyish, juvenile, a town in Ephraim between Bethel and Jericho (1 Chr. 7:28).
M. G. Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, third edition (1897), public domain, from CrossWire. Shown as written; its Scripture quotes are from older translations.
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Where the Bible names it
- Joshua 16:7
From Janoah it went down to Ataroth and Naarah, and then reached Jericho and came out at the Jordan.
- 1 Chronicles 7:28
Their holdings and settlements included Bethel and its villages, Naaran to the east, Gezer and its villages to the west, and Shechem and its villages as far as Ayyah and its villages.
From STEPBible's TIPNR, Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0): names, family, references and the AI written article. Verse text is the BSB.