People of the Bible
Haran
Years: 2056 BC – 1926 BC
Birth place: Ur of the Chaldees
Death place: Ur of the Chaldees
Heb. haran; i.e., “mountaineer.” The eldest son of Terah, brother of Abraham and Nahor, and father of Lot, Milcah, and Iscah. He died before his father ([Gen. 11:27](/gen#Gen.11.27)), in Ur of the Chaldees.