mesopotamia
Haran (city)
City in northwest Mesopotamia where Terah settled with Abraham; later the home of Laban. Important caravan and worship center for the moon god Sin.
- Modern equivalent
- Harran, Şanlıurfa Province (Turkey)
- Coordinates
- 36.8625°, 39.0306°
Scripture references
- Genesis 11:31-32
- Genesis 12:4-5
- Genesis 27:43
- Genesis 28:10
- Genesis 29:4
- Acts 7:2-4