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Padan-aram

Upper Mesopotamia (region of Haran) · Old Testament

Padan-aram was the region of upper Mesopotamia around the city of Haran. It was the home of Abraham's extended family.

About Padan-aram

Padan-aram was the region of upper Mesopotamia around the city of Haran. It was the home of Abraham's extended family.

Its place in the story

Isaac sent Jacob to Padan-aram to take a wife from Laban's household, and there Jacob married Leah and Rachel and fathered most of the tribes of Israel. It was the place of Jacob's long service to Laban. The patriarchs drew their wives from this region rather than from Canaan.

Where it leads

In Padan-aram the sons who became the twelve tribes of Israel were born, continuing the family line that leads to Christ.

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Padan-aram was the region of upper Mesopotamia around the city of Haran. It was the home of Abraham's extended family.

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