Paran

Paran is a region named in 8 verses of the Bible. It is most likely identified with Paran (high confidence).

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.

Verses

Genesis

• Genesis 21:21
  And he dwelt in the wilderness of Paran: and his mother took him a wife out of the land of Egypt.And while he was dwelling in the Wilderness of Paran, his mother got a wife for him from the land of Egypt.

Numbers

• Numbers 10:12
  And the children of Israel took their journeys out of the wilderness of Sinai; and the cloud rested in the wilderness of Paran.and the Israelites set out from the Wilderness of Sinai, traveling from place to place until the cloud settled in the Wilderness of Paran.
• Numbers 12:16
  And afterward the people removed from Hazeroth, and pitched in the wilderness of Paran.After that, the people set out from Hazeroth and camped in the Wilderness of Paran.
• Numbers 13:3
  And Moses by the commandment of the Lord sent them from the wilderness of Paran: all those men were heads of the children of Israel.So at the consent of the LORD, Moses sent them out from the Wilderness of Paran. All the men were leaders of the Israelites,
• Numbers 13:26
  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 word unto them, and unto all the congregation, and shewed them the fruit of the land.and they went back to Moses, Aaron, and the whole congregation of Israel in the Wilderness of Paran at Kadesh. They brought back a report for the whole congregation and showed them the fruit of the land.

Deuteronomy

• Deuteronomy 1:1
  These be the words which Moses spake unto all Israel on this side Jordan in the wilderness, in the plain over against the Red sea, between Paran, and Tophel, and Laban, and Hazeroth, and Dizahab.These are the words that Moses spoke to all Israel in the wilderness east of the Jordan—in the Arabah opposite Suph—between Paran and Tophel, Laban, Hazeroth, and Dizahab.

1 Samuel

• 1 Samuel 25:1
  And Samuel died; and all the Israelites were gathered together, and lamented him, and buried him in his house at Ramah. And David arose, and went down to the wilderness of Paran.When Samuel died, all Israel gathered to mourn for him; and they buried him at his home in Ramah. Then David set out and went down to the Wilderness of Paran.

1 Kings

• 1 Kings 11:18
  And they arose out of Midian, and came to Paran: and they took men with them out of Paran, and they came to Egypt, unto Pharaoh king of Egypt; which gave him an house, and appointed him victuals, and gave him land.Hadad and his men set out from Midian and went to Paran. They took men from Paran with them and went to Egypt, to Pharaoh king of Egypt, who gave Hadad a house and land and provided him with food.

Notes

1. Locations from the OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
2. Verses are those where at least one of ten English translations names this place, per OpenBible.info.