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Haran ( Hārān) is a man in the Book of Genesis in the Hebrew Bible. He was a son of Terah, brother of Abraham, and father of son Lot and daughters Milcah and Iscah. He died in Ur of the Chaldees. Through Lot, Haran was the ancestor of the Moabites and Ammonites.

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Haran
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Facial Chronicle - b.01, p.079 - Abraham sets fire to the temple; Haran's death.jpg
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Death of Haran
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Ur of the Chaldees
Person.death_place
Paddan Aram/Harran
Person.other_names
Aran
Person.parents
Terah (father)
Person.children
Lot (son), Milcah (daughter), Iscah (daughter)

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Haran ( Hārān) is a man in the Book of Genesis in the Hebrew Bible. He was a son of Terah, brother of Abraham, and father of son Lot and daughters Milcah and Iscah. He died in Ur of the Chaldees. Through Lot, Haran was the ancestor of the Moabites and Ammonites.

==Haran and his family== Terah, a descendant of Shem son of Noah, was the father of Abram/Abraham, Nahor, and Haran. Their home's location is not certain, but it is usually supposed to have been in Mesopotamia. Besides Lot and Milcah, Haran fathered a daughter Iscah.

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