The meaning of “הָרָן”
Understanding Hârân reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
הָרָן
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
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Devotional Reflection
How does the original Hebrew meaning of 'הָרָן' deepen your understanding of Genesis 11:28?