Naaran

נַעֲרָן · na.a.ran · H5295נַעֲרָה · na.a.rah · H5292A2 mentions in 2 books, most in Joshua (1)

Where it is

31.95° N, 35.46° E · ~

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Mentioned most in

Joshua · 1 1 Chronicles · 1

Counted from 2 references · STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0

About this place

Naaran, also known as Naarah, was a town on the border between the tribal territories of Ephraim and Benjamin (Josh. 16:7; 1Chr. 7:28). It was located east of Bethel and near Jericho. Naaran is mentioned as one of the cities on the eastern border of Ephraim, along with Gezer, Michmethath, and Taanath-shiloh.

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Every mention

2 references, counted from STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0 · verse text: World English Bible (public domain)

Joshua 1 mention

Joshua 16:7It went down from Janoah to Ataroth, to Naarah, reached to Jericho, and went out at the Jordan.

1 Chronicles 1 mention

1 Chronicles 7:28Their possessions and settlements were Bethel and its towns, and eastward Naaran, and westward Gezer with its towns; Shechem also and its towns, to Azzah and its towns;

What the dictionary says

Boyish, juvenile, a town in Ephraim between Bethel and Jericho (1 Chr. 7:28).

Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)

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Sources

STEPBible TIPNR · Translators Individualised Proper Names with all References · CC BY 4.0 · github.com/STEPBible/STEPBible-Data
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