Haran

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(mountainous). (1) Brother of Abraham (Gen. 11:26-3126And Terah lived seventy years, and begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran. 27Now these are the generations of Terah: Terah begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran; and Haran begat Lot. 28And Haran died before his father Terah in the land of his nativity, in Ur of the Chaldees. 29And Abram and Nahor took them wives: the name of Abram's wife was Sarai; and the name of Nahor's wife, Milcah, the daughter of Haran, the father of Milcah, and the father of Iscah. 30But Sarai was barren; she had no child. 31And Terah took Abram his son, and Lot the son of Haran his son's son, and Sarai his daughter in law, his son Abram's wife; and they went forth with them from Ur of the Chaldees, to go into the land of Canaan; and they came unto Haran, and dwelt there. (Genesis 11:26‑31)). (2) A Levite (1 Chron. 23:99The sons of Shimei; Shelomith, and Haziel, and Haran, three. These were the chief of the fathers of Laadan. (1 Chronicles 23:9)). (3) Son of Caleb (1 Chron. 2:4646And Ephah, Caleb's concubine, bare Haran, and Moza, and Gazez: and Haran begat Gazez. (1 Chronicles 2:46)). (4) The spot in Mesopotamia where Abraham located after leaving Ur (Gen. 11:31-32; 24:10; 27:4331And Terah took Abram his son, and Lot the son of Haran his son's son, and Sarai his daughter in law, his son Abram's wife; and they went forth with them from Ur of the Chaldees, to go into the land of Canaan; and they came unto Haran, and dwelt there. 32And the days of Terah were two hundred and five years: and Terah died in Haran. (Genesis 11:31‑32)
10And the servant took ten camels of the camels of his master, and departed; for all the goods of his master were in his hand: and he arose, and went to Mesopotamia, unto the city of Nahor. (Genesis 24:10)
43Now therefore, my son, obey my voice; and arise, flee thou to Laban my brother to Haran; (Genesis 27:43)). Charran (Acts 7:2-42And he said, Men, brethren, and fathers, hearken; The God of glory appeared unto our father Abraham, when he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Charran, 3And said unto him, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and come into the land which I shall show thee. 4Then came he out of the land of the Chaldeans, and dwelt in Charran: and from thence, when his father was dead, he removed him into this land, wherein ye now dwell. (Acts 7:2‑4)).

“Haran” From Concise Bible Dictionary:

“Haran” From Concise Bible Dictionary:

Ancient city in Mesopotamia to which Terah and his family removed from Ur of the Chaldees, and where Abraham tarried, when on his way to the land of Canaan, until his father’s death. Here also the descendants of Nahor, Abraham’s brother, established themselves; hence the city was called the “city of Nahor” (Gen. 24:1010And the servant took ten camels of the camels of his master, and departed; for all the goods of his master were in his hand: and he arose, and went to Mesopotamia, unto the city of Nahor. (Genesis 24:10)). The name occurs in Genesis 11:31-3231And Terah took Abram his son, and Lot the son of Haran his son's son, and Sarai his daughter in law, his son Abram's wife; and they went forth with them from Ur of the Chaldees, to go into the land of Canaan; and they came unto Haran, and dwelt there. 32And the days of Terah were two hundred and five years: and Terah died in Haran. (Genesis 11:31‑32); Genesis 33:1010And Jacob said, Nay, I pray thee, if now I have found grace in thy sight, then receive my present at my hand: for therefore I have seen thy face, as though I had seen the face of God, and thou wast pleased with me. (Genesis 33:10); Genesis 29:44And Jacob said unto them, My brethren, whence be ye? And they said, Of Haran are we. (Genesis 29:4); Isaiah 37:1212Have the gods of the nations delivered them which my fathers have destroyed, as Gozan, and Haran, and Rezeph, and the children of Eden which were in Telassar? (Isaiah 37:12); Ezekiel 27:2323Haran, and Canneh, and Eden, the merchants of Sheba, Asshur, and Chilmad, were thy merchants. (Ezekiel 27:23), among others. It appears in its Greek form as CHARRAN in Acts 7:2, 42And he said, Men, brethren, and fathers, hearken; The God of glory appeared unto our father Abraham, when he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Charran, (Acts 7:2)
4Then came he out of the land of the Chaldeans, and dwelt in Charran: and from thence, when his father was dead, he removed him into this land, wherein ye now dwell. (Acts 7:4). Its district is situated between the river Khabour and the Euphrates. There is still a town in the district called Harran, about 36° 50' N, 39° E. The name signifies “road” in Accadian. It was probably so called because the caravan routes of Syria, Assyria and Babylonia crossed there. It was the seat of a bishopric in the fourth century, and there are still ruins of a cathedral.

Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Number:
2771 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)
Transliteration:
Charan
Phonic:
kaw-rawn’
Meaning:
from 2787; parched; Charan, the name of a man and also of a place
KJV Usage:
Haran

Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:

their mountain (name of Lot’s father, and of a man in 1 Chron. 23:9) : their burning

Potts’ Bible Proper Names:

Parched; dry:―son of Caleb by Ephah; place where Abram migrated, 1 Chron. 2:46. {Aridus}