Paran

Paran. Desert of Paran The Desert of Paran or Wilderness of Paran (also sometimes spelled Pharan or Faran Hebrew מִדְבַּר פָּארָן ‎ Midbar Pa&#39ran ) is a location mentioned in the Hebrew Bible It is one of the places where the Israelites spent part of their 40 years of wandering after the Exodus and was also a home to Ishmael.

(3) Mount Paran (Deuteronomy 332 Habakkuk 33) may be either Jebel Maqrah 29 miles South of `Ain Kadis (Kadeshbarnea) and 130 miles North of Sinai (Palmer Desert of the Exodus 510) or the higher and more imposing range of mountains West of the Gulf of `Aqaba This is the more probable if Elparan is rightly identified with Elath.

Bible Map: Paran

Paran abounding in foliage or abounding in caverns ( Genesis 2121 ) a desert tract forming the northeastern division of the peninsula of Sinai lying between the &#39Arabah on the east and the wilderness of Shur on the west It is intersected in a northwestern direction by the Wady el&#39Arish.

Paran Jewish Virtual Library

Paran is to the north and Hejaz is to the south This is the traditional understanding of Paran This is an early Muslim geographer not some Roman ChristianParan is not in Sauid Arabia round the city of Mecca but in the northern area And Mecca is therefore in the north.

The wilderness of Paran: The Great and Terrible wilderness

Paran is a large wilderness area that extends from Petra (Kadesh Barnea) down to Midian east of the Arabah valley Paran is three stops due north of Sinai (Mt Lawz) Numbers 101112 33 The beginning of Paran is between Hazeroth and Rithmah Paran begins south of Rithmah includes Rithmah and continues to Petra and is two stops after Mt.