Naaran

Naaran, also called Naarah, was a border town between the tribes of Ephraim and Benjamin.

PlaceOld Testament2 books2 verses

Summary

A location first mentioned at Joshua 16:7; referred to as Naaran (נַעֲרָן) or Naarah (נַעֲרָה).

Location

Identified as: Tell el Jisr
Certainty: Likely (69% of scholarship) · 4 other possible locations
Coordinates: 31.893° N, 35.425° E

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Glossary entries

Naarah (Place) Naaran Naarath

Alternative names

נַעֲרָהNaarahmeans “Naarai, young person”
נַעֲרָןNaaran

Mentions

Joshua 16:7נַעֲרָה · Naarah
From Janoah it went down to Ataroth and Naarah, and then reached Jericho and came out at the Jordan.
1 Chronicles 7:28נַעֲרָן · Naaran
Their holdings and settlements included Bethel and its villages, Naaran to the east, Gezer and its villages to the west, and Shechem and its villages as far as Ayyah and its villages.