Paran — Bible place

Abounding in foliage, or abounding in caverns, (Gen. 21:21), a desert tract forming the north-eastern division of the peninsula of Sinai, lying between the ‘Arabah on the east and the wilderness of Shur on the west. It is intersected in a north-western direction by the Wady el-‘Arish. It bears the modern name of Badiet et-Tih, i.e., “the desert of the wanderings.” This district, through which the children of Israel wandered, lay three days’ march from Sinai (Num. 10:12, 33). From Kadesh, in this wilderness, spies (q.v.) were sent to spy the land (13:3, 26). Here, long afterwards, David found refuge from Saul (1 Sam. 25:1, 4).

Recorded scripture occurrences (8)

References recorded in the source data; this is not an exhaustive list of mentions.

Show passage in OET: GEN 21:21

OET-RV GEN 21:21

21 He settled in the Paran wilderness, and in due course his mother found an Mitsri (Egyptian) girl for him to marry.

OET-LV GEN 21:21

21 And_he/it _sat _down//remained//lived in_the _wilderness _of Pāʼrān and_she _took to_him/it his/its_mother a _wife from_the _land _of Miʦrayim/(Egypt).

Show passage in OET: NUM 10:12

OET-RV NUM 10:12

12 and the Israelis started moving out from the Sinay wilderness as per the pre-arranged order. The cloud moved to the Paran wilderness.

OET-LV NUM 10:12

12 And_ the _people _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) _they _set _out to_their _settings _of_out from_the _wilderness _of Şīnay and_ the_cloud _it _settled _down in_the _wilderness _of Pāʼrān.

Show passage in OET: NUM 12:16

OET-RV NUM 12:16

16 After that, the people left Hatserot and set up camp in the Paran wilderness.

OET-LV NUM 12:16

16 And_after the_people they _set _out from_ Ḩₐʦērōt and_they _encamped in_the _wilderness _of Pāʼrān.

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