Lexical Definition
הָרָן Hârân (haw-rawn') Haran N:N-M-P
perhaps from הַר; mountaineer
Haran.
- § Haran = "mountaineer"
- Haran, the name of two men
n pr m
1) youngest son of Terah, brother of Abraham, father of Lot, Milcah, and Iscah; born and died in Ur of the Chaldees
2) a Gershonite Levite in the time of David, one of the family of Shimei
3) a son of Caleb by the concubine Ephah
n pr loc
4) name of the place to which Abraham migrated from Ur of the Chaldees and where the descendants of his brother Nahor established themselves; probably located in Mesopotamia, in Padanaram, the cultivated district at the foot of the hills between the Khabour and the Euphrates below Mount Masius
Extended Information
- A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.11.26
- son of: Terah (תֶּרַח)
- brother of: Abraham (אַבְרָהָם), Nahor (נָחוֹר) and Sarah (שָׂרָה)
- father of: Lot (לוֹט), Milcah (מִלְכָּה) and Iscah (יִסְכָּה)
Brown-Driver-Briggs
הָרָן proper name, masculine (mountaineer; i.e. mountain-people (or land)? compare Di Gen 11:27); —
1. son of Terah\, brother of Abram and father of Lot Gen 11:27 (twice in verse); Gen 11:31 (all P), vGen 11:28 (J); also father of Milcah (Nahor's wife) & Iscah vGen 11:29 (J).
2. a Levite (Gershonite) 1Chr 23:9. — On הָרָן in proper name, of a location see below בית הרם, p. 111.
Brown-Driver-Briggs References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Genesis | 11:27 · 11:28 · 11:29 · 11:31 |
| 1 Chronicles | 23:9 |
Profile
Male • Son of Terah • Son of Terah, brother of Abraham and father of Lot.
Man living at the time of the Patriarchs
Haran, the son of Terah and brother of Abraham, was the father of Lot and died in Ur before his father Terah.
- A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.11.26;
- only referred to as Haran הָרָן;
- son of Terah תֶּרַח;
- a brother of Abraham אַבְרָהָם, Nahor נָחוֹר and Sarah שָׂרָה;
- father of Lot לוֹט, Milcah מִלְכָּה and Iscah יִסְכָּה.
Haran was the son of Terah and the brother of Abraham and Nahor, as mentioned in Genesis 11:26-31. He was born in Ur of the Chaldeans, where his family originally lived. Haran was the father of Lot, Milcah, and Iscah (Genesis 11:27, 29). Milcah later married Haran's brother Nahor (Genesis 11:29). Tragically, Haran died in the presence of his father Terah in Ur before the family's migration to Haran (Genesis 11:28). After Haran's death, Terah took his son Abram (later known as Abraham), his grandson Lot, and his daughter-in-law Sarai (later known as Sarah) and set out from Ur to go to the land of Canaan. However, they settled in the city of Haran, which was named after Terah's deceased son (Genesis 11:31). Haran's death in Ur was a significant event in the family's history, as it marked the beginning of their journey towards the land that God would later promise to Abraham and his descendants.
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