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Place

Elparan

Oak of Paran, a place on the edge of the wilderness bordering the territory of the Horites (Gen. 14:6). This was the farthest point to which Chedorlaomer’s expedition extended. It is identified with the modern desert of et-Tih. (See PARAN.)

Source:Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)Public domain

Key verses

Also in Smith's Bible Dictionary (1863)

(God his deliverance), literally “the terebinth of Paran.” (Genesis 14:6) [Paran, Elparan]

Source: Smith’s Bible Dictionary (1863) · Public domain

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