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Wilderness of Paran

Northern Sinai and the southern desert · Old Testament · 10 verses

The Wilderness of Paran was a large desert region in the northern Sinai and southern Negev. Israel journeyed through it during the wilderness years. The name appears in Genesis, Numbers, Deuteronomy and 3 more in the King James text.

About Wilderness of Paran

The Wilderness of Paran was a large desert region in the northern Sinai and southern Negev. Israel journeyed through it during the wilderness years.

Its place in the story

From the Wilderness of Paran, at Kadesh, Israel sent the twelve spies into Canaan. Hagar and Ishmael dwelt in Paran, and David withdrew there for a time. It was a major stage of the wilderness wanderings.

Wilderness of Paran in Scripture (KJV)

“And he dwelt in the wilderness of Paran: and his mother took him a wife out of the land of Egypt.”
“And the children of Israel took their journeys out of the wilderness of Sinai; and the cloud rested in the wilderness of Paran.”
“And afterward the people removed from Hazeroth, and pitched in the wilderness of Paran.”
“And Moses by the commandment of the LORD sent them from the wilderness of Paran: all those men were heads of the children of Israel.”
“And they went and came to Moses, and to Aaron, and to all the congregation of the children of Israel, unto the wilderness of Paran, to Kadesh; and brought back word unto them, and unto all the congregation, and shewed them the fruit of the land.”
“These be the words which Moses spake unto all Israel on this side Jordan in the wilderness, in the plain over against the Red sea, between Paran, and Tophel, and Laban, and Hazeroth, and Dizahab.”
“And he said, The LORD came from Sinai, and rose up from Seir unto them; he shined forth from mount Paran, and he came with ten thousands of saints: from his right hand went a fiery law for them.”
“And Samuel died; and all the Israelites were gathered together, and lamented him, and buried him in his house at Ramah. And David arose, and went down to the wilderness of Paran.”

Wilderness of Paran is named 10 times in Scripture; 8 shown above.

Where it leads

The long testing of Israel in the wilderness of Paran foreshadows the greater faithfulness of Jesus, who was tested in the wilderness yet did not fail.

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The Wilderness of Paran was a large desert region in the northern Sinai and southern Negev. Israel journeyed through it during the wilderness years. The name appears in Genesis, Numbers, Deuteronomy and 3 more in the King James text.

What happened at Wilderness of Paran?

From the Wilderness of Paran, at Kadesh, Israel sent the twelve spies into Canaan. Hagar and Ishmael dwelt in Paran, and David withdrew there for a time. It was a major stage of the wilderness wanderings.

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