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Haran in the Bible

Haran is where Terah's family settles and Abraham receives his call to leave. Jacob returns there to work for Laban and marry Leah and Rachel.

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Verses mentioning Haran

20 occurrences across 16 verses in the King James Version.

  1. Genesis 11:26

    And Terah lived seventy years, and begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran.

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  2. Genesis 11:27

    Now these are the generations of Terah: Terah begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran; and Haran begat Lot.

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  3. Genesis 11:28

    And Haran died before his father Terah in the land of his nativity, in Ur of the Chaldees.

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  4. Genesis 11:29

    And Abram and Nahor took them wives: the name of Abram's wife was Sarai; and the name of Nahor's wife, Milcah, the daughter of Haran, the father of Milcah, and the father of Iscah.

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  5. Genesis 11:31

    And 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.

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  6. Genesis 11:32

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

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  7. Genesis 12:4

    So 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.

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  8. Genesis 12:5

    And 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.

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  9. Genesis 27:43

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

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  10. Genesis 28:10

    And Jacob went out from Beersheba, and went toward Haran. Haran: Gr. Charran

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  11. Genesis 29:4

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

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  12. 2 Kings 19:12

    Have 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?

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  13. 1 Chronicles 2:46

    And Ephah, Caleb's concubine, bare Haran, and Moza, and Gazez: and Haran begat Gazez.

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  14. 1 Chronicles 23:9

    The sons of Shimei; Shelomith, and Haziel, and Haran, three. These were the chief of the fathers of Laadan.

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  15. Isaiah 37:12

    Have 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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  16. Ezekiel 27:23

    Haran, and Canneh, and Eden, the merchants of Sheba, Asshur, and Chilmad, were thy merchants.

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