Hara

Hara was a place, possibly in Media, where the Reubenites, Gadites, and half-tribe of Manasseh were exiled by Tiglath-pileser, king of Assyria.

The name Hara means “a hill; showing forth”

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Summary

A location near Habor only mentioned at 1 Chronicles 5:26; only referred to as Hara (הָרָא).

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Mentions

  1. So the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of Pul king of Assyria (that is, Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria) to take the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh into exile. And he brought them to Halah, Habor, Hara, and the river of Gozan, where they remain to this day.