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Haran

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

Named in 12 verses across 5 books of the Bible.

Every verse

2 Kings 19:12Have the gods of the nations delivered them which my fathers have destroyed; as Gozan, and Haran, and Rezeph, and the children of Eden which were in Thelasar?

Acts 7:2And he said, Men, brethren, and fathers, hearken; The God of glory appeared unto our father Abraham, when he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Charran,

Acts 7:4Then came he out of the land of the Chaldaeans, and dwelt in Charran: and from thence, when his father was dead, he removed him into this land, wherein ye now dwell.

Ezekiel 27:23Haran, and Canneh, and Eden, the merchants of Sheba, Asshur, and Chilmad, were thy merchants.

Genesis 11:31And Terah took Abram his son, and Lot the son of Haran his son’s son, and Sarai his daughter in law, his son Abram’s wife; and they went forth with them from Ur of the Chaldees, to go into the land of Canaan; and they came unto Haran, and dwelt there.

Genesis 11:32And the days of Terah were two hundred and five years: and Terah died in Haran.

Genesis 12:4So Abram departed, as the LORD had spoken unto him; and Lot went with him: and Abram was seventy and five years old when he departed out of Haran.

Genesis 12:5And Abram took Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother’s son, and all their substance that they had gathered, and the souls that they had gotten in Haran; and they went forth to go into the land of Canaan; and into the land of Canaan they came.

Genesis 27:43Now therefore, my son, obey my voice; and arise, flee thou to Laban my brother to Haran;

Genesis 28:10And Jacob went out from Beersheba, and went toward Haran.

Genesis 29:4And Jacob said unto them, My brethren, whence be ye? And they said, Of Haran are we.

Isaiah 37:12Have the gods of the nations delivered them which my fathers have destroyed, as Gozan, and Haran, and Rezeph, and the children of Eden which were in Telassar?

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