# Haran

## Ancient names

- Charris: Latin
- Harran: Akkadian

Source: Pleiades, CC BY 3.0 (https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/658427).

## Passages

- **Genesis 11:31-32** (mention) — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/genesis/11/31
- **Genesis 12:4-5** (mention) — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/genesis/12/4
- **Genesis 27:43** (mention) — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/genesis/27/43
- **Genesis 28:10** (mention) — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/genesis/28/10
- **Genesis 29:4** (mention) — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/genesis/29/4
- **2 Kings 19:12** (mention) — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/2-kings/19/12
- **Isaiah 37:12** (mention) — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/isaiah/37/12
- **Ezekiel 27:23** (mention) — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/ezekiel/27/23
- **Acts 7:2** (mention) — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/7/2
- **Acts 7:4** (mention) — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/7/4

## Coordinates

36.8644, 39.0328

## Straight-line distances

- **Gozan**: about 56 mi (90 km) in a straight line, 4 days on foot
- **Asshur**: about 260 mi (410 km) in a straight line
- **Jerusalem**: about 410 mi (660 km) in a straight line

## In the reference maps

- **The patriarchs**: Abraham (Genesis 11:31-12:5); Jacob (Genesis 29:4-31:20). https://scriptoria.digital/en/atlas/maps/patriarcas
- **Between the rivers**: Mesopotamia: Babylon, Assyria and Persia. https://scriptoria.digital/en/atlas/maps/entre-os-rios

## This document

- Canonical: https://scriptoria.digital/en/atlas/haran
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q199547
- Geography: OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0 (https://www.openbible.info/geo/).
- Text license: Berean Standard Bible, public domain. Source: Scriptoria (scriptoria.digital).