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  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Easton's  1897  Bible  Dictionary  [easton]: 
 
  Paran 
  abounding  in  foliage,  or  abounding  in  caverns,  (Gen.  21:21),  a 
  desert  tract  forming  the  north-eastern  division  of  the  peninsula 
  of  Sinai,  lying  between  the  'Arabah  on  the  east  and  the 
  wilderness  of  Shur  on  the  west.  It  is  intersected  in  a 
  north-western  direction  by  the  Wady  el-'Arish.  It  bears  the 
  modern  name  of  Badiet  et-Tih,  i.e.,  "the  desert  of  the 
  wanderings."  This  district,  through  which  the  children  of  Israel 
  wandered,  lay  three  days'  march  from  Sinai  (Num.  10:12,  33). 
  From  Kadesh,  in  this  wilderness,  spies  (q.v.)  were  sent  to  spy 
  the  land  (13:3,  26).  Here  long  afterwards,  David  found  refuge 
  from  Saul  (1  Sam.  25:1,  4). 
 
 
  From  Hitchcock's  Bible  Names  Dictionary  (late  1800's)  [hitchcock]: 
 
  Paran,  beauty;  glory;  ornament 
 




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