Hara
Hara is a mountain range mentioned in 1 verse. Its most likely location is not a proper name (common noun for "mountains" or "cities"). The name means “a hill; showing forth.”
Where is Hara?
Approx. 36.8268, 40.0397 · OpenStreetMap · Google Maps
Possible modern locations
| Identification | Type | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| not a proper name (common noun for "mountains" or "cities") | special | Medium |
| within 50 km of Gozan | settlement | Low |
| El Gebal | mountain range | Low |
| along the Balikh River | settlement | Low |
| Deir ez Zor | settlement | Low |
| another name for Harhar | settlement | Low |
Hara in the Bible dictionary
Mountainous land, a province of Assyria (1 Chr. 5:26), between the Tigris and the Euphrates, along the banks of the Khabur, to which some of the Israelite captives were carried. It has not been identified. Some think the word a variation of Haran.
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain. Full dictionary entry →
Verses that mention Hara
- 1 Chronicles 5:26
And the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of Pul king of Assyria, and the spirit of Tilgath–pilneser king of Assyria, and he carried them away, even the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh, and brought them unto Halah, and Habor, and Hara, and to the river Gozan, unto this day.