This is the name of the place Haran: A city in Mesopotamia, associated with Abraham and his family.
Definition
χαρράν
indecl. (in FlJ., Ant., i, 16, 1, Κάρρα, -ας, ib. 6, 5, Χαρρά, -ᾶς; so LXX: Genesis 29:4 E, Ezekiel 27:28 B, elsewhere -άνHeb. חָרָן), Haran, a town in N.W. Mesopotamia: Acts 7:2, 4.
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- Acts 7:2Χαρράν · HaranAnd Stephen declared: “Brothers and fathers, listen to me! The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham while he was still in Mesopotamia, before he lived in Haran,
- Acts 7:4Χαρράν · HaranSo Abraham left the land of the Chaldeans and settled in Haran. After his father died, God brought him out of that place and into this land where you are now living.