Topic
Haran
25 passages cited, from 3 classic reference works.
These works date from 1884–1897 and are in the public domain. They reflect the Protestant scholarship of their time: their history, archaeology and dates can be out of date, and where they interpret, other traditions read the text differently. The verses are shown in the King James Version, the wording these works were written against.
The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Genesis 11:31Easton · Smith · Nave 4. Also called CHARRAN — A place in Mesopotamia to which Terah and Abraham migrated
And Terah took Abram his son, and Lot the son of Haran his son’s son, and Sarai his daughter in law, his son Abram’s wife; and they went forth with them from Ur of the Chaldees, to go into the land of Canaan; and they came unto Haran, and dwelt there.
- 1 Chronicles 2:46Easton · Smith · Nave 2. Son of Caleb
And Ephah, Caleb’s concubine, bare Haran, and Moza, and Gazez: and Haran begat Gazez.
- Genesis 11:27Easton · Smith
¶ Now these are the generations of Terah: Terah begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran; and Haran begat Lot.
- Genesis 11:32Easton · Nave 4. Also called CHARRAN — Death of Terah at
And the days of Terah were two hundred and five years: and Terah died in Haran.
- Genesis 24:10Easton · Smith
¶ And the servant took ten camels of the camels of his master, and departed; for all the goods of his master were in his hand: and he arose, and went to Mesopotamia, unto the city of Nahor.
- Genesis 27:43Smith · Nave 4. Also called CHARRAN — Jacob flees to
Now therefore, my son, obey my voice; and arise, flee thou to Laban my brother to Haran;
- 2 Kings 19:12Easton · Nave 4. Also called CHARRAN — Conquest of, king of Assyria
Have the gods of the nations delivered them which my fathers have destroyed; as Gozan, and Haran, and Rezeph, and the children of Eden which were in Thelasar?
- 1 Chronicles 23:9Smith · Nave 3. A Levite
The sons of Shimei; Shelomith, and Haziel, and Haran, three. These were the chief of the fathers of Laadan.
- Isaiah 37:12Easton · Nave 4. Also called CHARRAN — Idolatry in
Have the gods of the nations delivered them which my fathers have destroyed, as Gozan, and Haran, and Rezeph, and the children of Eden which were in Telassar?
- Acts 7:2Easton · Smith
And he said, Men, brethren, and fathers, hearken; The God of glory appeared unto our father Abraham, when he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Charran,
- Acts 7:4Smith · Nave 4. Also called CHARRAN — A place in Mesopotamia to which Terah and Abraham migrated
Then came he out of the land of the Chaldæans, and dwelt in Charran: and from thence, when his father was dead, he removed him into this land, wherein ye now dwell.
- Genesis 11:26Smith
And Terah lived seventy years, and begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran.
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- Genesis 11:26–31 Nave 1. Father of Lot and brother of Abraham
- Genesis 11:28 Smith
- Genesis 11:29 Smith
- Genesis 12:1–5 Nave 4. Also called CHARRAN — Abraham leaves, by divine command
- Genesis 12:4 Nave 4. Also called CHARRAN — A place in Mesopotamia to which Terah and Abraham migrated
- Genesis 12:5 Nave 4. Also called CHARRAN — A place in Mesopotamia to which Terah and Abraham migrated
- Genesis 25:20 Smith
- Genesis 28:7 Nave 4. Also called CHARRAN — Jacob flees to
- Genesis 29:1–35 Nave 4. Also called CHARRAN — Jacob flees to
- Genesis 31:17–21 Nave 4. Also called CHARRAN — Returns from, with Rachel and Leah
- Joshua 24:2 Nave 4. Also called CHARRAN — Idolatry in
- Joshua 24:14 Nave 4. Also called CHARRAN — Idolatry in
- Ezekiel 27:23 Nave 4. Also called CHARRAN — Merchants of
In the reference works
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 9 references
(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.
(3.) The son of Caleb of Judah (1 Chr. 2:46) by his concubine Ephah.
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · 14 references
- The third son of Terah, and therefore youngest brother of Abram. (Genesis 11:26) (B.C. 1926.) Three children are ascribed to him --Lot, vs. (Genesis 11:27,31) and two daughters, viz., Milcah, who married her uncle Nahor, ver. (Genesis 11:29) and Iscah. ver. (Genesis 11:29) Haran was born in Ur of the Chaldees, and he died there while his father was still living. ver. (Genesis 11:28)
- A Gershonite Levite in the time of David, one of the family of Shimei. (1 Chronicles 23:9)
- A son of the great Caleb by his concubine Ephah. (1 Chronicles 2:46)
- HARAN or CHARRAN, (Acts 7:2,4) name of the place whither Abraham migrated with his family from Ur of the Chaldees, and where the descendants of his brother Nahor established themselves. Comp. (Genesis 24:10) with Genesis27:43 It is said to be in Mesopotamia, (Genesis 24:10) or more definitely in Padan-aram, ch. (Genesis 25:20) the cultivated district at the foot of the hills, a name well applying to the beautiful stretch of country which lies below Mount Masius between the Khabour and the Euphrates. Here, about midway in this district, is a small village still called Harran . It was celebrated among the Romans, under the name of Charrae, as the scene of the defeat of Crassus.
In the topical indexes
Nave's Topical Bible (1896) · 18 references, grouped by sub-topic
- 1. Father of Lot and brother of Abraham Ge 11:26-31
- 2. Son of Caleb 1Ch 2:46
- 3. A Levite 1Ch 23:9
- 4. Also called CHARRAN
- A place in Mesopotamia to which Terah and Abraham migrated Ge 11:31; 12:4,5; Ac 7:4
- Death of Terah at Ge 11:32
- Abraham leaves, by divine command Ge 12:1-5
- Jacob flees to Ge 27:43; 28:7; 29
- Returns from, with Rachel and Leah Ge 31:17-21
- Conquest of, king of Assyria 2Ki 19:12
- Merchants of Eze 27:23
- Idolatry in Jos 24:2,14; Isa 37:12
Texts: Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897); Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884); Nave's Topical Bible (1896), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.