Haran Summary
STEPBible TIPNR
Haran, the son of Terah and brother of Abraham, was the father of Lot and died in Ur before his father Terah.
son of Terah (GEN 11:26)
Lineage: God › Adam › Seth › Enos › Cainan › Mahalaleel › Jared › Enoch › Methuselah › Lamech › Noah › Shem › Arphaxad › Cainan › Salah › Eber › Peleg › Reu › Serug › Nahor › Terah › Haran
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Haran
mountainous country
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Haran
· Also called · H2039 none · GEN 11:27 mountaineer
- en brother of Abraham · Title
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הָרָֽן
haran · H2039 · GEN 11:27 mountaineer
- he הָרָן · H2039G
- el Αρραν Arran · none · GEN 11:27
- bg Харан
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Age · ≈ 130
Chronological estimate · Estimate from the BibleData chronology. The age is not stated directly; see the source assumptions.
2080 − 1950 (AH) = 130
Source calculation and assumptions
The year of Haran_1's birth is the year his father, Terah_1, was born (1880) + the age of his father at Haran_1's birth (70) = 1950
The year of Haran_1's death is the year Terah and Abram depart Ur = 2080
The days of Terah were TWO HUNDRED AND FIVE YEARS; and Terah died in Haran. (GEN 11:32) Now Abram was SEVENTY-FIVE YEARS old when he departed from Haran. (GEN 12:4) [Terah was 205 when he died in Haran and Abram was 75 left Haran when Terah died (Acts 7:4). This means Terah was 130 when Abram was born so either Nahor or Haran was born when Terah was 70.]
Dates and sources (8)
Absolute years are conditional chronological estimates. A biblical passage may state an age or event, but does not by itself establish a BCE year. Different calendar systems are preserved separately.
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Birth BibleData Matches the current date; this is not historical verificationUssher BCE year:
2056→ ≈ 2056 BCSource record and calculation
Birth_Haran_1·ussher_bce_yearbibledata/BibleData-Event.csv· record 34The year of Haran_1's birth is the year his father, Terah_1, was born (1880) + the age of his father at Haran_1's birth (70) = 1950*HYPOTHESIS: Terah was at least 70 years old when Abram was born. (GEN 11:26) Unless they were triplets, Abram, Nahor, and Haran were not born the same year. Terah was 205 when he died in Haran. Abram was 75 and left Haran when Terah died (Acts 7:4). This means Terah was 130 (math: 205-75) when Abram was born and either Nahor or Haran was born to Terah when he was 70. No other details are available for Nahor so my hypothesis is that Haran was the one born when Terah was 70. [Ussher date p22]SHA-256:ad9f5c28433ff674feef5a39375141b322c01b21f62cf035d18121d7b15d257f -
Birth BibleData Alternative estimateBibleData BCE year:
2012→ ≈ 2012 BCSource record and calculation
Birth_Haran_1·bce_yearbibledata/BibleData-Event.csv· record 34The year of Haran_1's birth is the year his father, Terah_1, was born (1880) + the age of his father at Haran_1's birth (70) = 1950*HYPOTHESIS: Terah was at least 70 years old when Abram was born. (GEN 11:26) Unless they were triplets, Abram, Nahor, and Haran were not born the same year. Terah was 205 when he died in Haran. Abram was 75 and left Haran when Terah died (Acts 7:4). This means Terah was 130 (math: 205-75) when Abram was born and either Nahor or Haran was born to Terah when he was 70. No other details are available for Nahor so my hypothesis is that Haran was the one born when Terah was 70. [Ussher date p22]SHA-256:ad9f5c28433ff674feef5a39375141b322c01b21f62cf035d18121d7b15d257f -
Birth BibleData Alternative estimateAH with conditional Ussher anchor:
1950→ ≈ 2055 BCSource record and calculation
Birth_Haran_1·event_year_ahbibledata/BibleData-Event.csv· record 34The year of Haran_1's birth is the year his father, Terah_1, was born (1880) + the age of his father at Haran_1's birth (70) = 1950*HYPOTHESIS: Terah was at least 70 years old when Abram was born. (GEN 11:26) Unless they were triplets, Abram, Nahor, and Haran were not born the same year. Terah was 205 when he died in Haran. Abram was 75 and left Haran when Terah died (Acts 7:4). This means Terah was 130 (math: 205-75) when Abram was born and either Nahor or Haran was born to Terah when he was 70. No other details are available for Nahor so my hypothesis is that Haran was the one born when Terah was 70. [Ussher date p22]SHA-256:ad9f5c28433ff674feef5a39375141b322c01b21f62cf035d18121d7b15d257f -
Birth BibleData Unverified estimate without an established conversionUssher AM:
1948· No established conversion to a BCE/CE year.Source record and calculation
Birth_Haran_1·ussher_am_yearbibledata/BibleData-Event.csv· record 34The year of Haran_1's birth is the year his father, Terah_1, was born (1880) + the age of his father at Haran_1's birth (70) = 1950*HYPOTHESIS: Terah was at least 70 years old when Abram was born. (GEN 11:26) Unless they were triplets, Abram, Nahor, and Haran were not born the same year. Terah was 205 when he died in Haran. Abram was 75 and left Haran when Terah died (Acts 7:4). This means Terah was 130 (math: 205-75) when Abram was born and either Nahor or Haran was born to Terah when he was 70. No other details are available for Nahor so my hypothesis is that Haran was the one born when Terah was 70. [Ussher date p22]SHA-256:ad9f5c28433ff674feef5a39375141b322c01b21f62cf035d18121d7b15d257f -
Birth BibleData Alternative estimateAH with conditional Ussher anchor:
1950→ ≈ 2055 BCSource record and calculation
Life_of_Haran_1·start_year_ahbibledata/BibleData-Epoch.csv· record 23The year of Haran_1's birth is the year his father, Terah_1, was born (1880) + the age of his father at Haran_1's birth (70) = 1950The days of Terah were TWO HUNDRED AND FIVE YEARS; and Terah died in Haran. (GEN 11:32) Now Abram was SEVENTY-FIVE YEARS old when he departed from Haran. (GEN 12:4) [Terah was 205 when he died in Haran and Abram was 75 left Haran when Terah died (Acts 7:4). This means Terah was 130 when Abram was born so either Nahor or Haran was born when Terah was 70.]SHA-256:45cb5e5e179253c260d50832882d756c0519c373523c77bfc8ab75a1a04e978d -
Death BibleData Matches the current date; this is not historical verificationAH with conditional Ussher anchor:
2080→ ≈ 1925 BCThe 2080−1950 AHformula estimates 130. Selected birthUssher 2056 BCE→−2055 isoneyearearlierthanAH 1950→−2054; selecteddeathAH 2080→−1924 thusgives 131. This is a demonstratedone-yearanchoroffset; age remains approximate, not scripturally attested.
GEN 11:26GEN 11:28Source record and calculation
Death_Haran_1·event_year_ahbibledata/BibleData-Event.csv· record 43The year of Haran_1's death is the year Terah and Abram depart Ur = 2080*HYPOTHESIS: Haran's death prompted Terah and his family to leave Ur.SHA-256:142a8ba10badf75540ece923b1db1019a28b43f96781e7f46154700d3cfb2576 -
Death BibleData Matches the current date; this is not historical verificationAH with conditional Ussher anchor:
2080→ ≈ 1925 BCSource record and calculation
Life_of_Haran_1·end_year_ahbibledata/BibleData-Epoch.csv· record 23The year of Haran_1's death is the year Terah and Abram depart Ur = 2080The days of Terah were TWO HUNDRED AND FIVE YEARS; and Terah died in Haran. (GEN 11:32) Now Abram was SEVENTY-FIVE YEARS old when he departed from Haran. (GEN 12:4) [Terah was 205 when he died in Haran and Abram was 75 left Haran when Terah died (Acts 7:4). This means Terah was 130 when Abram was born so either Nahor or Haran was born when Terah was 70.]SHA-256:45cb5e5e179253c260d50832882d756c0519c373523c77bfc8ab75a1a04e978d -
Death BibleData Alternative estimateBibleData BCE year:
1882→ ≈ 1882 BCThe 2080−1950 AHformula estimates 130. Selected birthUssher 2056 BCE→−2055 isoneyearearlierthanAH 1950→−2054; selecteddeathAH 2080→−1924 thusgives 131. This is a demonstratedone-yearanchoroffset; age remains approximate, not scripturally attested.
GEN 11:26GEN 11:28Source record and calculation
Death_Haran_1·bce_yearbibledata/BibleData-Event.csv· record 43The year of Haran_1's death is the year Terah and Abram depart Ur = 2080*HYPOTHESIS: Haran's death prompted Terah and his family to leave Ur.SHA-256:142a8ba10badf75540ece923b1db1019a28b43f96781e7f46154700d3cfb2576
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Haran Article
STEPBible TIPNR
Haran was the son of Terah and the brother of Abraham and Nahor, as mentioned in Gen 11:26-31. He was born in Ur of the Chaldeans, where his family originally lived. Haran was the father of Lot, Milcah, and Iscah (Gen.11.27, 29). Milcah later married Haran's brother Nahor (Gen 11:29). Tragically, Haran died in the presence of his father Terah in Ur before the family's migration to Haran (Gen 11:28). After Haran's death, Terah took his son Abram (later known as Abraham), his grandson Lot, and his daughter-in-law Sarai (later known as Sarah) and set out from Ur to go to the land of Canaan. However, they settled in the city of Haran, which was named after Terah's deceased son (Gen 11:31). Haran's death in Ur was a significant event in the family's history, as it marked the beginning of their journey towards the land that God would later promise to Abraham and his descendants.
Haran 1 Dictionary
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
Heb. haran; i.e., “mountaineer.” The eldest son of Terah, brother of Abraham and Nahor, and father of Lot, Milcah, and Iscah. He died before his father (Gen. 11:27), in Ur of the Chaldees.
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