Haran

Definition

= town; ◄ in northern Mesopotamia; ► place where {L:Abraham's<SDBH:אַבְרָם>} father settled when coming from {L:Ur<SDBH:אוּר>} and where his relatives continued to live; later destroyed by {L:Assyria<SDBH:אַשּׁוּר>}; trading partner of {L:Tyre<SDBH:צֹר>}