# Haran

## Facts:

Haran was a younger brother of Abram and the father of Lot.

* Haran was also the name of the town where Abram and his family lived awhile on their journey from the city of Ur to the land of Canaan.
* A different man named Haran was a son of Caleb.
* A third man in the Bible named Haran was a descendant of Levi.
  

(Translation suggestions: [How to Translate Names](rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names))

(See also: [Abraham](../names/abraham.md), [Caleb](../names/caleb.md), [Canaan](../names/canaan.md), [Levite](../names/levite.md), [Lot](../names/lot.md), [Terah](../names/terah.md), [Ur](../names/ur.md))

## Bible References:

* [2 Kings 19:12](rc://en/tn/help/2ki/19/12)
* [Acts 07:1-3](rc://en/tn/help/act/07/01)
* [Genesis 11:31](rc://en/tn/help/gen/11/31)
* [Genesis 27:43-45](rc://en/tn/help/gen/27/43)
* [Genesis 28:10-11](rc://en/tn/help/gen/28/10)
* [Genesis 29:4-6](rc://en/tn/help/gen/29/04)

## Word Data:

* Strong's: H2039