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Mount Paran

Mount Paran is mentioned in poetic passages as a place from which God comes or shines forth.
PlaceOld Testament2 books2 verses

Summary

A location in Paran first mentioned at Deuteronomy 33:2; only referred to as Paran Mount (פָּארָן).

Location

Certainty
Likely (68% of scholarship) · 2 other possible locations
Coordinates
28.540° N, 33.973° E
Mount Paran
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Mentions

  1. Deuteronomy 33:2
    He said: “The LORD came from Sinai and dawned upon us from Seir; He shone forth from Mount Paran and came with myriads of holy ones, with flaming fire at His right hand.
  2. Habakkuk 3:3
    God came from Teman, and the Holy One from Mount Paran. Selah His glory covered the heavens, and His praise filled the earth.