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Abram lived there until he was 75 years old before continuing on to Canaan, in response to the command of God. Although Abram's nephew Lot accompanied him to Canaan, Terah and his other descendants remained in Paddan-Aram.
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and can mean "parched," but is more likely to mean "road" or "crossroad," cognate to Old Babylonian ḫaranu (MSL 09, 124-137 r ii 54'). The personal name
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argue that Abraham was actually born in Haran and only later relocated to Ur before stopping in Haran en route Canaan.
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Huehnergard, John. A Grammar of Akkadian (Second Edition, 2008), p. 36, p. 497
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Alexander & Baker. Dictionary of the Old Testament: Pentateuch, (
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Location of Haran and other associated Biblical/Torah sites
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and went toward Haran. Along the way he had his dream of
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Medieval Harran. Studies on its Topography and Monuments
540: 163:, it should not be confused with the personal name 151:Although the placename can be found in English as 610: 352:The region of Haran is referred to variously as 294:, c. 2300 BC. Harran's name is said to be from 290:. The earliest records of Harran come from the 435:, Anatolian Studies, Vol. 1, 1951, p. 77-111 119:. Unsourced material may be challenged and 360:. In Genesis 28:10–19, Abraham's grandson 325:(at that time called Abram), his grandson 448:, Anatolian Studies Vol. 2, 1952, p.36–84 139:Learn how and when to remove this message 18: 611: 387:'s conquests. It appears again in the 199:) in Hebrew and means "mountaineer". 180: 308: 117:adding citations to reliable sources 84: 459:Dictionary of the ancient Near East 46: 13: 14: 645: 586: 274:Haran is usually identified with 249: 202: 16:Ancient city in Upper Mesopotamia 248: 232: 216: 209: 89: 571: 233: 57:, might lie within present-day 619:Hebrew Bible words and phrases 601:New International Encyclopedia 560: 534: 523: 514: 489: 480: 451: 438: 425: 1: 418: 217: 61:. Haran first appears in the 28:Julius Schnorr von Karolsfeld 541:Klein, Reuven Chaim (2016). 399:, Haran is mentioned in the 317:, Haran was the place where 69:and his descendants, and as 7: 406: 10: 650: 457:Bienkowski & Millard. 341:. Some interpreters like 190: 170: 33:The ruins of the city of 179:) in Hebrew, pronounced 80: 550:Jewish Bible Quarterly 30: 321:settled with his son 77:'s trading partners. 22: 401:Acts of the Apostles 266:class=notpageimage| 113:improve this section 385:Neo-Assyrian Empire 329:, and his daughter 278:, now a village of 335:Ur of the Chaldees 31: 26:, 1860 woodcut by 24:Abram Leaves Haran 509:978-0-8308-1781-8 475:978-0-8122-3557-9 431:Lloyd and Brice. 313:According to the 309:Biblical mentions 182:[ħaːraːn] 149: 148: 141: 641: 605: 597: 580: 578:Genesis 27:42–43 575: 569: 564: 558: 557: 547: 538: 532: 530:Genesis 11:26–32 527: 521: 518: 512: 493: 487: 484: 478: 455: 449: 442: 436: 429: 301:(fem.), "road"; 252: 251: 236: 235: 220: 219: 213: 193:‎ (with a 192: 184: 173:‎ (with a 172: 144: 137: 133: 130: 124: 93: 85: 48: 649: 648: 644: 643: 642: 640: 639: 638: 624:Book of Genesis 609: 608: 592: 589: 584: 583: 576: 572: 565: 561: 545: 539: 535: 528: 524: 519: 515: 494: 490: 486:Lloyd and Brice 485: 481: 456: 452: 444:Rice, David S. 443: 439: 430: 426: 421: 409: 389:Book of Ezekiel 311: 288:patriarchal age 272: 271: 270: 268: 262: 261: 260: 259: 253: 245: 244: 243: 237: 229: 228: 227: 221: 205: 145: 134: 128: 125: 110: 94: 83: 65:as the home of 63:Book of Genesis 17: 12: 11: 5: 647: 637: 636: 631: 626: 621: 607: 606: 588: 587:External links 585: 582: 581: 570: 567:Genesis 12:4–5 559: 533: 522: 513: 511:) 2003, p. 379 488: 479: 477:), 2000, p.140 450: 437: 423: 422: 420: 417: 416: 415: 408: 405: 370:Jacob's Ladder 339:Land of Canaan 310: 307: 264: 263: 255: 254: 247: 246: 239: 238: 231: 230: 223: 222: 215: 214: 208: 207: 206: 204: 203:Identification 201: 147: 146: 97: 95: 88: 82: 79: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 646: 635: 632: 630: 627: 625: 622: 620: 617: 616: 614: 603: 602: 596: 595:"Haran"  591: 590: 579: 574: 568: 563: 556:(4): 233–240. 555: 551: 544: 537: 531: 526: 517: 510: 506: 502: 498: 492: 483: 476: 472: 468: 464: 460: 454: 447: 441: 434: 428: 424: 414: 411: 410: 404: 402: 398: 397:New Testament 394: 390: 386: 382: 378: 373: 371: 367: 363: 359: 358:Aram-Naharaim 355: 350: 346: 344: 340: 336: 332: 328: 324: 320: 316: 306: 304: 300: 297: 293: 289: 285: 281: 277: 267: 258: 242: 226: 212: 200: 198: 197: 188: 183: 178: 177: 168: 167: 162: 158: 154: 143: 140: 132: 122: 118: 114: 108: 107: 103: 98:This section 96: 92: 87: 86: 78: 76: 72: 68: 64: 60: 56: 52: 44: 40: 36: 29: 25: 21: 629:Torah cities 599: 573: 562: 553: 549: 536: 525: 516: 491: 482: 458: 453: 445: 440: 432: 427: 379:(19:12) and 374: 351: 347: 315:Hebrew Bible 312: 302: 298: 292:Ebla tablets 273: 224: 195: 186: 175: 164: 160: 156: 152: 150: 135: 129:October 2021 126: 111:Please help 99: 55:Hebrew Bible 50: 38: 32: 23: 354:Paddan Aram 189:is spelled 613:Categories 501:0830817816 467:0812235576 419:References 343:Nahmanides 303:ḫarrānātum 395:. In the 366:Beersheba 337:) to the 280:Şanlıurfa 257:Beersheba 100:does not 53:) in the 37:, called 407:See also 299:ḫarrānum 296:Akkadian 604:. 1905. 413:Sabians 377:2 Kings 323:Abraham 305:(pl.). 241:Shechem 161:Charran 121:removed 106:sources 71:Abraham 634:Harran 507:  499:  473:  465:  433:Harran 381:Isaiah 284:Turkey 276:Harran 159:, and 157:Charan 59:Turkey 43:Hebrew 35:Harran 546:(PDF) 364:left 362:Jacob 331:Sarah 319:Terah 225:Haran 191:הָרָן 187:Haran 171:חָרָן 166:Haran 153:Haran 67:Terah 51:Ḥārān 47:חָרָן 39:Haran 505:ISBN 497:ISBN 471:ISBN 463:ISBN 393:Tyre 356:and 104:any 102:cite 81:Name 75:Tyre 375:In 327:Lot 196:hei 176:ḥet 115:by 615:: 598:. 554:44 552:. 548:. 503:, 469:, 372:. 282:, 155:, 49:, 45:: 461:( 142:) 136:( 131:) 127:( 123:. 109:. 41:(

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