- 20th Patriarch of Genesis
- Son and co-father-in-law of Patriarch Terah
- Brother and half-brother-in-law of Patriarch Abraham and Matriarch Sarah
- Brother and father-in-law of Patriarch Nahor
- Father and brother-in-law of Matriarch Milcah
- Ancestor of the Moabites, Ammonites, Aramaeans, Israelites and Edomites
Biography
Haran, Son of Terah and brother of Abraham, Sarah and Nahor. The father of Lot, Milcah and Iscah. He died before his father in Ur of the Chaldees, in the land of his birth (Gen. 11:26–31).
Through his son Lot, Haran was the ancestor of the Moabites and Ammonites, and through his daughter Milcah he was ancestral to the Aramaeans, Israelites and Edomites.
Genesis 11 Narrative
26 And Terah lived seventy years, and begat Abram (Abraham), Nahor, and Haran.
27 Now these are the generations of Terah: Terah begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran; and Haran begat Lot.
28 And Haran died before his father Terah in the land of his nativity, in Ur of the Chaldees.
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.
30 But Sarai was barren; she had no child.
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.
32 And the days of Terah were two hundred and five years: and Terah died in Haran.
Genesis 11:24-32
Marriage and Family
- Lot ben Haran
- Milcah
- Iscah
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Lot ben Haran | City of Ur, Chaldea, Mesopotamia | Land of Canaan | Wife of Lot Elder daughter of Lot Younger daughter of Lot |
| Milcah, daughter of Haran | City of Ur, Chaldea, Mesopotamia | City of Harran, Padan-aram, Mesopotamia | Nahor ben Terah |
| Iscah bat Haran | |||
Siblings
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Abraham ben Terah | City of Ur, Chaldea, Mesopotamia | Kirjath-arba, Hebron, Land of Canaan | Sarai, daughter of Terah Hagar, handmaid of Sarah Keturah |
| Haran ben Terah | City of Ur, Chaldea, Mesopotamia | City of Ur, Chaldea, Mesopotamia | |
| Nahor ben Terah | City of Ur, Chaldea, Mesopotamia | City of Harran, Padan-aram, Mesopotamia | Milcah, daughter of Haran Reumah (?-?) |
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Sarai, daughter of Terah | City of Ur, Chaldea, Mesopotamia | Kirjath-arba, Hebron, Land of Canaan | Abraham ben Terah |
Notable Descendants
- Jesus Christ - According to Christianity, as a descendant of David, Jesus is a descendant of Haran through David's male ancestors, the Israelites and hence descendants of Haran. Solomon's wife Naamah, mother of Rehoboam and ancestress to all of Judah's subsequent kings, was an Ammonitess and thus also descended from Haran.[6]
Disambiguation
Haran is the name of two other people mentioned in the Bible.
- Haran, son of Caleb (1Chronicles 2:46). He was a Jew, Haran's great-great-great-great-great-great-great-grandson His name's Hebrew spelling, however, is like that of Haran the place.
- Haran, son of Shimei (1Chronicles 23:1-9). He was a Levite, Haran's great-great-great-great-great-great-grandson.
Haran is also the name of the place in Chaldea that Terah's family settled after Haran's death. (Gen 11:23
References
- Book of Genesis 11
- Terah - Biblical Figure disambiguation
- Nahor - Biblical Figure disambiguation
- 1 Chronicles 1:21-25
- Haran - LDS Bible Dictionary
- Haran - Wikipedia
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