Hara
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| Type | mountain range and region and settlement |
|---|---|
| Most likely | not a proper name (common noun for "mountains" or "cities") (low confidence) |
| Mentioned in | 1 verse |
| First mention | 1 Chronicles 5:26 |
Hara is a mountain range and region and settlement named in 1 verse of the Bible. It is most likely not a proper name (common noun for "mountains" or "cities") (low confidence; 6 other proposals below).
Location
Where scholars place it, most confident first. Confidence is OpenBible.info's score from the sources it surveys; it is not this site's judgment.
| Identification | Confidence | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|
| not a proper name (common noun for "mountains" or "cities") | low (37%) | — |
| within 50 km of Gozan | low (18%) | 36.827° N, 40.040° E |
| El Gebal | very low (11%) | 37.354° N, 42.881° E |
| along the Balikh River | very low (2%) | 35.926° N, 39.079° E |
| Deir ez Zor | very low (2%) | 35.333° N, 40.150° E |
| another name for Harhar | very low (2%) | 35.310° N, 46.999° E |
| Mons Masius | very low (2%) | 37.333° N, 41.167° E |
Verses
1 Chronicles
- 1 Chronicles 5:26And the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of Pul king of Assyria, and the spirit of Tilgath–pilneser king of Assyria, and he carried them away, even the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh, and brought them unto Halah, and Habor, and Hara, and to the river Gozan, unto this day.So the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of Pul king of Assyria (that is, Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria) to take the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh into exile. And he brought them to Halah, Habor, Hara, and the river of Gozan, where they remain to this day.
Notes
- Locations from the OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
- Verses are those where at least one of ten English translations names this place, per OpenBible.info.