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<p> <strong> HARAN. 1. </strong> Son of Terah, younger brother of Abram, and father of Lot, [[Genesis]] 11:26 (P [Note: Priestly Narrative.] ), also father of [[Milcah]] and Iscah, Genesis 11:29 (J [Note: Jahwist.] ). <strong> 2. </strong> A [[Gershonite]] [[Levite]] ( 1 Chronicles 23:9 ). </p> <p> <strong> HARAN </strong> . A city in the N. W. of Mesopotamia, marked by the modern village of <em> Harran </em> , situated on the Bçlikh, a tributary of the Euphrates, and about nine hours’ ride S. E. of [[Edessa]] ( <em> Urfa </em> ). [[Terah]] and his son [[Abram]] and his family dwelt there on their way from [[Ur]] of the [[Chaldees]] to [[Canaan]] ( Genesis 11:31; Genesis 12:4-5; cf. Acts 7:2 ), and Terah died there ( Genesis 11:32; cf. Acts 7:4 ). Nahor, Abram’s brother, settled there; hence it is called ‘the city of Nahor’ in the story of [[Isaac]] and [[Jacob]] (cf. Genesis 24:10; Genesis 27:43 ). Its position on one of the main trade-routes between [[Babylonia]] and the [[Mediterranean]] coast rendered it commercially of great importance (cf. Ezekiel 27:23 ). It was the chief seat of the worship of Sin, the moon-god, and the frequent references to the city in the [[Assyrian]] inscriptions have to do mainly with the worship of this deity and the restoration of his temple. It is probable that [[Haran]] rebelled along with the city of [[Ashur]] in b.c. 763, and a reference to its subsequent capture and the suppression of the revolt may be seen in 2 Kings 19:12; [[Sargon]] later on restored the ancient religious privileges of which the city had been then deprived. The worship of the moon-god at Haran appears to have long survived the introduction of Christianity. </p> <p> L. W. King. </p>

<p> Ha'ran. (a mountaineer). </p> <p> 1. The third son of Terah, and, therefore, the youngest brother of Abram. Genesis 11:26. (B.C. 1926). Three children are ascribed to him - Lot, Genesis 11:27; Genesis 11:31, and two daughters, namely, Milcah, who married her uncle Nahor, Genesis 11:29, and Iscah. Genesis 11:29. Haran was born in Ur of the Chaldees, and he died there, while his father was still living. Genesis 11:28. </p> <p> 2. A Gershonite Levite, in the time of David, one of the family of Shimei. 1 Chronicles 23:9. </p> <p> 3. A son of the great Caleb, by his concubine, Ephah. 1 Chronicles 2:46. </p> <p> 4. Haran or Charran, Acts 7:2; Acts 7:4, 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. Compare Genesis 24:10 with Genesis 27:43. </p> <p> It is said to be in Mesopotamia, Genesis 24:10, or more definitely in Padan-aram, 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. </p>

<p> Haran (hâ'ran), a mountaineer. 1. The brother of Abraham, and the father of Lot. Genesis 11:26. 2. A Levite. 1 Chronicles 23:9. </p> <p> Haran (hâ'ran), parched, dry; called [[Charran]] (kăr'ran). Acts 7:2. 4 A. V. The place to which Terah removed from Ur of the Chaldees. Terah died there, Genesis 11:31-32; Abram and [[Lot]] moved to Canaan, Genesis 12:4, while [[Nahor]] remained at Haran, which was called the city of Nahor. Genesis 24:10. It was the early home of Rebekah, and Jacob afterward resided there with Laban. Genesis 27:43. The city was in Mesopotamia, and more definitely in Padanaram, Genesis 24:10; Genesis 25:20, and also in western Assyria. It is generally identified with the modern Haran, the [[Roman]] Carræ, situated on the river Belik—the ancient Bilichus—about 60 miles above its entrance into the Euphrates. </p>

<p> 1. The eldest son of Terah, brother of Abraham, and father of Lot, Milcah, and Iscah. He died before his father Terah, Genesis 11:26 - 31 . </p> <p> 2. An ancient city called in the New [[Testament]] Charran, in the northwest part of Mesopotamia. Here, after leaving Ur, Abraham dwelt till is father Terah died; and to this old homestead Isaac sent for a wife, and Jacob fled from the wrath of Esau, Genesis 11:31,32; 12:5; 24:1-67; 27:43; 28:10; 29:4 . Haran was ravaged by the [[Assyrians]] in the time of Hezekiah, 2 Kings 19:12; Isaiah 37:12 . Here also [[Crassus]] the Roman general was defeated and killed by the Parthiuated on a branch of the Euphrates, in 36 degrees 52' north latitude, and 39 degrees 5' east longitude, in a flat and sandy plain, and is only peopled by a few wandering Arabs, who select it for the delicious water it furnishes. </p>

<p> the eldest son of Terah, and brother to Abraham and Nahor. He was the father of Lot, Milcah, and Iscah, Genesis 11:26 , &c. Haran died before his father Terah. </p> <p> <strong> 2. </strong> HARAN, otherwise called Charran, in Mesopotamia, a city celebrated for having been the place to which Abraham removed first, after he left Ur, Genesis 11:31-32 , and where Terah was buried. [[Thither]] it was likewise that Jacob repaired to Laban, when he fled from Esau, Genesis 27:43; Genesis 28:10 . &c. Haran was situated in the north-western part of [[Mesopotamia]] on a river of the same name running into the Euphrates. Mr. Kinneir says, that Haran, which is still so called, or rather Harran, is now peopled by a few families of wandering Arabs, who have been led thither by a plentiful supply of good water from several small streams. It is situated in 36 52' north latitude, and 39 5' east longitude; in a flat and sandy plain. Some think that it was built by Terah, or by Haran, his eldest son. </p>

<p> HARAN was Terah's firstborn son, oldest brother of Abram (who is named first in Genesis 11:27, because heir of the promises), father of Lot, and Milcah who married her uncle Nahor, and [[Iscah]] or [[Sarai]] who married her uncle Abram, being "daughter (i.e. granddaughter) of his father not of his mother" (Genesis 20:12). That Haran was oldest brother appears from his brothers marrying his daughters, Sarai being only ten years younger than Abram (Genesis 17:17). Haran died in Ur, his native place, before his father. In the [[Hebrew]] the country Haran begins with 'ch', the man Haran with 'h', as also the Haran the Gershonite Levite under David of Shimei's family (1 Chronicles 23:9). [[Hara]] begins with 'h'; Caleb's son by [[Ephah]] (1 Chronicles 2:46) begins with 'ch'. [[Jewish]] tradition makes Haran to have been cast into Nimrod's furnace for wavering during Abram's fiery trial. </p>

Genesis 11:26-2911:3121 Chronicles 2:4631 Chronicles 23:94Genesis 11:31-32Genesis 12:4-5Genesis 27:43Genesis 28:10Genesis 29:42 Kings 19:12Isaiah 37:12Ezekiel 27:23 <p> David M. Fleming </p>

<p> (Authorized Version‘Charaan,’ Acts 7:2; Acts 7:4) </p> <p> Haran was a city of some importance, on a tributary of the Euphrates. From Ur the ancestors of Abraham emigrated to Haran (Genesis 11:31). Here one division, under Nahor, remained. Hence it is called ‘the city of Nahor’ (Genesis 24:10). It was a famous seat of the worship of Sin, the moon-god. Abram left it to enter Canaan. </p> <p> J. W. Duncan. </p>

<li> The son of [[Caleb]] of [[Judah]] (1 Chronicles 2:46 ) by his concubine Ephah. <div> <p> Copyright StatementThese dictionary topics are from M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated [[Bible]] Dictionary, Third Edition, published by [[Thomas]] Nelson, 1897. Public Domain. </p> <p> Bibliography InformationEaston, Matthew George. Entry for 'Haran'. Easton's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ebd/h/haran.html. 1897. </p> </div> </li>

<p> 1. Son of Terah, and brother of Abraham, and father of Lot. Genesis 11:26-31 . </p> <p> 2. Son of [[Shimei]] a Gershonite. 1 Chronicles 23:9 . </p> <p> 3. Son of Caleb and Ephah. 1 Chronicles 2:46 . The Hebrew of this differs from Nos. 1 and 2. </p>