Haran

Haran

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Haran was a city in northern Mesopotamia where Abraham's father Terah settled and died. Abraham left here at God's call to go to Canaan. Jacob later fled here to escape Esau and worked for his uncle Laban for twenty years, marrying Leah and Rachel.

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Terah, Abraham's father, settles in Haran and dies there

GEN 11:31-32

God calls Abraham to leave Haran for Canaan

GEN 12:1-4

Abraham sends his servant to Haran to find a wife for Isaac

GEN 24:1-10

Jacob flees to Haran to escape Esau and live with Laban

GEN 27:43, 28:10

Jacob works for Laban in Haran for 20 years, marrying Leah and Rachel

GEN 29-31

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