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    3 others in the registry answer to the name Haran. Every Haran in the Bible

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    Haran

    חָרָןΧαρράν

    Haran was a city in Mesopotamia where Abraham and his family settled after leaving Ur, and from where Abraham later departed for Canaan (Genesis 11:31-32; 12:4-5; 27:43; 28:10; 29:4; Act.7.2, 4).

    Where the story of Haran happensHaran, and 1 place the claims reach, framed to them: Haran, Mesopotamia. Each dot is a coordinate from the gazetteer. The coastline is a modern one, simplified; no border, road or settlement of any period is drawn, and no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.HaranMesopotamia
    Haran, and 1 place the claims reach
    verses
    12
    first named
    Genesis 11:31
    last named
    Acts 7:4
    feature
    settlement
    coordinates
    36.86°N · 39.03°E
    settlement36.86°N · 39.03°E

    Harran (OpenBible)

    The gazetteer records one identification, and no competing one.

    Description

    Haran in the text

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    Haran, also known as Charan, was a significant city in Mesopotamia, located in modern-day Turkey. It played a crucial role in the life of Abraham and his family. After leaving Ur of the Chaldeans, Abraham, his father Terah, and his nephew Lot settled in Haran (Genesis 11:31). It was in Haran that Terah died (Genesis 11:32), and from there, Abraham departed for Canaan in response to God's call (Genesis 12:4-5). Later, when Israel (or 'Jacob') fled from his brother Esau, he sought refuge in Haran with his uncle Laban (Genesis 27:43; 28:10). Jacob lived in Haran for many years, marrying Laban's daughters, Leah and Rachel, and working for Laban (Genesis 29:4). Haran was known for its association with the worship of the moon god, Sin. In the Old Testament, Haran is mentioned as one of the places conquered by the Assyrian kings (2Ki.19.12; Isaiah 37:12) and as a trading partner of Tyre (Ezk.27.23). The city's strategic location along major trade routes contributed to its importance in the ancient Near East.

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    Direct connections

    Every entity the graph places in a stated relation with this one, grouped by the kind of link. Each relation is authored once and its inverse derived, so both ends always agree. Rows marked “registry” come from the identity spine rather than from a verse, and a row marked “which bearer is the source’s decision” is one where the name could have meant more than one person. The last group is not a relation at all — it counts the events two entities stand in together.

    Took part in

    Stands in the same events as

    and 1 more, ordered by how many events they share.

    Read it

    Where to read it

    Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — 12, across 5 books.

    1. Genesis7 verses

      11:3111:3212:412:527:4328:1029:4

    2. 2 Kings1 verse

      19:12

    3. Isaiah1 verse

      37:12

    4. Ezekiel1 verse

      27:23

    5. Acts2 verses

      7:27:4

    Onward

    Where this page goes

    Not the direct relations above — these are one hop further out, ranked so that a rare shared connection outweighs a common one. Descriptions by STEPBible TIPNR.

    via Abraham’s departure and Abraham, Acquired Possessions, and Acquired People’s acquisition of Acquired Possessions and Acquired PeopleAbrahamPatriarch, chosen by God to father His peoplevia Abraham, Acquired Possessions, and Acquired People’s acquisition of Acquired Possessions and Acquired PeopleAcquisitionAcquisition is a concept gathering 14 labelled instances in the text.via Abraham’s departureCanaanAncient region; descendants of Ham; promised to Abraham's descendantsvia Abraham’s departureDepartureDeparture is a concept gathering 114 labelled instances in the text.via Abraham’s departureLotAbraham's nephew; rescued from Sodom's destructionvia Abraham’s departureSarahWife of Abraham; mother of Isaac

    Where they appear

    What happened here

    Atlas's reading of each chapter this place appears in, in canonical order. One line per chapter, and each leads to the whole of it.

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