Bible Dictionary: Paran

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Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary

Paran

beauty; glory; ornament

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Abounding in foliage, or abounding in caverns, (Genesis 21:21), a desert tract forming the north-eastern division of the peninsula of Sinai, lying between the `Arabah on the east and the wilderness of Shur on the west. It is intersected in a north-western direction by the Wady el-`Arish. It bears the modern name of Badiet et-Tih, i.e., "the desert of the wanderings." This district, through which the children of Israel wandered, lay three days' march from Sinai (Numbers 10:12, 33). From Kadesh, in this wilderness, spies (q.v.) were sent to spy the land (13:3, 26). Here, long afterwards, David found refuge from Saul (1 Samuel 25:1, 4).

Paran, Mount

Probably the hilly region or upland wilderness on the north of the desert of Paran forming the southern boundary of the Promised Land (Deuteronomy 33:2; Habakkuk 3:3).

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

PARAN, EL-PARAN

pa'-ran, (pa'ran, 'el-pa'ran; Pharan):

(1) El-paran (Genesis 14:6) was the point farthest South reached by the kings. Septuagint renders 'el by terebinthos, and reads, "unto the terebinth of Paran." The evidence is slender, but it is not unreasonable to suppose that this is the place elsewhere (Deuteronomy 2:8 1 Kings 9:26, etc.) called Elath or Eloth ('el with feminine termination), a seaport town which gave its name to the Aelanitic Gulf (modern Gulf of `Aqaba), not far from the wilderness of Paran (2).

(2) Many places named in the narrative of the wanderings lay within the Wilderness of Paran (Numbers 10:12; Numbers 13:21; Numbers 27:14; compare 13:3, 16, etc.). It is identified with the high limestone plateau of Ettih, stretching from the Southwest of the Dead Sea to Sinai along the west side of the Arabah. This wilderness offered hospitality to Ishmael when driven from his father's tent (Genesis 21:21). Hither also came David when bereaved of Samuel's protection (1 Samuel 25:1).

(3) Mount Paran (Deuteronomy 33:2 Habakkuk 3:3) may be either Jebel Maqrah, 29 miles South of `Ain Kadis (Kadesh-barnea), and 130 miles North of Sinai (Palmer, Desert of the Exodus, 510); or the higher and more imposing range of mountains West of the Gulf of `Aqaba. This is the more probable if El-paran is rightly identified with Elath.

(4) Some place named Paran would seem to be referred to in Deuteronomy 1:1; but no trace of such a city has yet been found. Paran in 1 Kings 11:18 doubtless refers to the district West of the Arabah.

W. Ewing

Strong's Hebrew

364. El Paran -- "terebinth of Paran," a city and harbor on the ...
El Paran. 363, 364. El Paran. 365 . "terebinth of Paran," a city and
harbor on the Red Sea. Transliteration: El Paran Phonetic ...
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6290. Paran -- a place in Sinai
... 6289, 6290. Paran. 6291 . a place in Sinai. Transliteration: Paran Phonetic
Spelling: (paw-rawn') Short Definition: Paran. Word ...
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Library

Chapter xiv
... Qarnayim and the Zuzim at Ham and the Emim in the plain of Qiryathayim; and the
Horites in their mountains, namely those of Seir, as far as El Paran which is ...
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Kadesh. Rekam, and that Double. Inquiry is Made, Whether the ...
... I. Because Kadesh-barnea was in the desert of Paran, Numbers 12:16, 14:1. But the
Kadesh, whither they came the fortieth year, was in the desert of Zin ...
/.../lightfoot/from the talmud and hebraica/chapter 7 kadesh rekam and.htm

Heralds of the Morning
... 8, 9. And Habakkuk, rapt in holy vision, beheld His appearing. "God came
from Teman, and the Holy One from Mount Paran. His glory ...
/.../white/the great controversy/chapter 17 heralds of the.htm

Heralds of the Morning.
... 454). And Habakkuk, rapt in holy vision, beheld His appearing. "God came
from Teman, and the Holy One from Mount Paran. His glory ...
/.../the great controversy between christ and satan /17 heralds of the morning.htm

The History after the Flood.
... giants Karnaim, and the strong nations that were with them in their city, and the
Horites of the mountains called Seir, as far as the plain of Paran, which is ...
/.../theophilus/theophilus to autolycus/chapter xxxi the history after the.htm

In the Borders of Canaan.
... IN THE BORDERS OF CANAAN. While the host of Israel was in camp at Paran, the Lord
told Moses to send men before them into Canaan to spy out the land. ...
/.../lathbury/childs story of the bible/chapter xiii in the borders.htm

Ode iv.
... give--"GOD shall come from Teman, and the Holy from the thick and shady mountain
of Paran.". [15] 1st ed. reverses the order of the previous two pairs of lines. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/neale/hymns of the eastern church/ode iv 3.htm

Afraid of Giants
... And they went and came to Moses, and to Aaron, and to all the congregation of the
children of Israel, unto the wilderness of Paran, to Kadesh; and brought back ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture k/afraid of giants.htm

Letter Xcvii. To Pammachius and Marcella.
... the wares of the east and send the treasures of Alexandria to Rome: as it is written,
"God shall come from the south and the Holy One from Mount Paran, even a ...
/.../jerome/the principal works of st jerome/letter xcvii to pammachius and.htm

God's Care for the Boy Ishmael
... And Jehovah cared for the boy; and when he grew up, he lived in the wilderness of
Paran and became a bowman. And his mother secured a wife for him from Egypt. ...
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Thesaurus

Paran (11 Occurrences)
... Here, long afterwards, David found refuge from Saul (1 Samuel 25:1, 4). Paran,
Mount. ... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. PARAN, EL-PARAN. ...
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El-paran (1 Occurrence)
El-paran. Elparan, El-paran. Elpelet . Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia
PARAN, EL-PARAN. pa'-ran, (pa'ran, 'el-pa'ran; Pharan ...
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Elparan (1 Occurrence)
... Oak of Paran, a place on the edge of the wilderness bordering the territory of the
Horites (Genesis 14:6). This was the farthest point to which Chedorlaomer's ...
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Hazeroth (5 Occurrences)
... Such like enclosures abound in the wilderness of Paran, which the Israelites
entered after leaving Sinai (Numbers 11:35; 12:16; 33:17, 18). ...
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Oak (22 Occurrences)
... Easton's Bible Dictionary There are six Hebrew words rendered "oak.". (1.)
`El occurs only in the word El-paran (Genesis 14:6). The LXX. ...
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Kadesh (30 Occurrences)
... They took their journey from Kadesh into the deserts of Paran, "by way of the Red
Sea" (Deuteronomy 2:1). (One theory is that during these thirty-eight years ...
/k/kadesh.htm - 21k

Zin (9 Occurrences)
... A low palm-tree, the south-eastern corner of the desert et-Tih, the wilderness of
Paran, between the Gulf of Akabah and the head of the Wady Guraiyeh (Numbers ...
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Aaron (343 Occurrences)
... When Israel had reached Hazeroth, in "the wilderness of Paran," Aaron joined with
his sister Miriam in murmuring against Moses, "because of the Ethiopian woman ...
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Allowance (11 Occurrences)
... 1 Kings 11:18 They arose out of Midian, and came to Paran; and they took men with
them out of Paran, and they came to Egypt, to Pharaoh king of Egypt, who gave ...
/a/allowance.htm - 12k

Hadad (38 Occurrences)
... 1 Kings 11:18 They arose out of Midian, and came to Paran; and they took men with
them out of Paran, and they came to Egypt, to Pharaoh king of Egypt, who gave ...
/h/hadad.htm - 21k

Bible Concordance

Paran (11 Occurrences)

Genesis 14:6 and the Horites in their Mount Seir, to Elparan, which is by the wilderness.
(Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Genesis 21:21 He lived in the wilderness of Paran. His mother took a wife for him out of the land of Egypt.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Numbers 10:12 The children of Israel went forward according to their journeys out of the wilderness of Sinai; and the cloud abode in the wilderness of Paran.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Numbers 12:16 Afterward the people traveled from Hazeroth, and encamped in the wilderness of Paran.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Numbers 13:3 Moses sent them from the wilderness of Paran according to the commandment of Yahweh: all of them men who were heads of the children of Israel.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Numbers 13:26 They went and came to Moses, and to Aaron, and to all the congregation of the children of Israel, to the wilderness of Paran, to Kadesh; and brought back word to them, and to all the congregation, and showed them the fruit of the land.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Deuteronomy 1:1 These are the words which Moses spoke to all Israel beyond the Jordan in the wilderness, in the Arabah over against Suph, between Paran, and Tophel, and Laban, and Hazeroth, and Dizahab.
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Deuteronomy 33:2 He said, "Yahweh came from Sinai, And rose from Seir to them. He shone forth from Mount Paran. He came from the ten thousands of holy ones. At his right hand was a fiery law for them.
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1 Samuel 25:1 Samuel died; and all Israel gathered themselves together, and lamented him, and buried him in his house at Ramah. David arose, and went down to the wilderness of Paran.
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1 Kings 11:18 They arose out of Midian, and came to Paran; and they took men with them out of Paran, and they came to Egypt, to Pharaoh king of Egypt, who gave him a house, and appointed him food, and gave him land.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Habakkuk 3:3 God came from Teman, the Holy One from Mount Paran. Selah. His glory covered the heavens, and his praise filled the earth.
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Subtopics

Paran

Paran or El-Paran

Paran: David Takes Refuge In

Paran: Desert or Wilderness of

Paran: Hadad Flees To

Paran: Israelites Encamp In

Paran: Mountains of

Related Terms

El-paran (1 Occurrence)

Elparan (1 Occurrence)

Hazeroth (5 Occurrences)