Places in the Bible Today:

Paran

Data

Translated NamesDesert of Paran, Maon, Paran, Wilderness of Paran
Typeregion
Geo Data KML (for Google Earth)
GeoJSON (for GIS applications)

1 Identification

  1. Paran (modern): very high confidence
    1. panorama of cliffs in ParanParan

Verses (8)

Gen-Deut (6)
Gen 21:21
Num 10:12, 12:16, 13:3, 13:26
Deut 1:1
1Sam-Esth (2)
1Sam 25:1
1Kgs 11:18

Linked Data Identifiers

SourceIdentifier
Biblemapper.comwildernessofparan
Logos FactbookParan
OpenBible.info (2007)Paran
OpenBible.infoaa6b19b (Paran)
TIPNRParan@Gen.21.21
UBS Names Databaseot ID_1809, ot ID_2359
WikidataQ912861

Sources

  1. Aharoni, Land of the Bible (1979)
  2. Baker Book of Bible Charts, Maps, and Time Lines (2016)
  3. Barnes, Historical Atlas of the Bible (2010)
  4. Biblica: The Bible Atlas (2007)
  5. Carta Bible Atlas, 5th Edition (2011)
  6. CEB Bible Map Guide (2011)
  7. Discovery House Bible Atlas (2015)
  8. ESV Bible Atlas (2010)
  9. HarperCollins Atlas of Bible History (2008)
  10. Holman Bible Atlas (1999)
  11. Holman Illustrated Guide to Bible Geography (2020)
  12. Hudson, Bible Atlas and Companion (2008)
  13. IVP Atlas of Bible History (2006)
  14. Kregel Bible Atlas (2003)
  15. National Geographic, The Biblical World (2007)
  16. New Bible Atlas (1985)
  17. New Moody Atlas of the Bible (2009)
  18. Oxford Bible Atlas, Fourth Edition (2007)
  19. Penguin Historical Atlas of the Bible Lands (2009)
  20. Reader’s Digest Atlas of the Bible (1981)
  21. Rogerson, New Atlas of the Bible (1985)
  22. Sacred Bridge (2014)
  23. Schlegel, Satellite Bible Atlas (2016)
  24. Student Bible Atlas (2015)
  25. Westminster Historical Atlas to the Bible (1956)
  26. Zondervan Atlas of the Bible (2010)

Places with Similar Names

Image

panorama of cliffs in Paran
Credit: ekeidar (modified)

About

This page identifies the current consensus around the modern location of this biblical place.

The isobands you see on the map (gray areas with dark borders) attempt to give you confidence where a region is. Because many ancient regions aren't precisely defined, I consulted atlases to determine where the biblical region is located and used that data to build the isobands. The smaller isobands reflect more confidence that the given isoband is in the region, while the larger isobands reflect less confidence. Isobands are a kind of contour line that here indicate confidence levels.