Haran in Smiths Bible Dictionary
(a mountaineer).
1. The third son of Terah, and therefore youngest
brother of Abram. Ge 11:26 (B.C. 1926.) Three children are
ascribed to him --Lot, vs. Ge 11:27,31 and two daughters,
viz., Milcah, who married her uncle Nahor, ver. Ge 11:29 and
Iscah. ver. Ge 11:29 Haran was born in Ur of the Chaldees,
and he died there while his father was still living. ver. Ge
11:28
2. A Gershonite Levite in the time of David, one of
the family of Shimei. 1Ch 23:9
3. A son of the great Caleb by his concubine Ephah.
1Ch 2:46
4. HARAN or CHARRAN,
Ac 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. Ge 24:10 with Gene 27:43
It is said to be in Mesopotamia, Ge 24:10 or more
definitely in Padan-aram, ch. Ge 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.
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