Bible Location
2 cross references · Modern-day map available
Mount Paran refers to the mountainous region connected with the wilderness of Paran to the south. It is important because it appears in poetic depictions of the Lord coming from the desert frontier. First appears in Deut 33:2.1
Coordinates
29.15, 33.54
First appears
Deut 33:2
AI summary: Mount Paran matters because biblical poetry uses southern wilderness geography to portray divine appearing. The references evoke the Lord advancing from the desert highlands with power and splendor. The cross references present Mount Paran as a southern mountainous horizon of theophany.1
Latitude
29.15
Longitude
33.54
Bible references
2
Probably the hilly region or upland wilderness on the north of the desert of Paran forming the southern boundary of the Promised Land (Deut. 33:2; Hab. 3:3). 3
Source note: this 1893 dictionary language reflects its period and may be culturally insensitive or outdated. It is presented as historical source material, not as ai-BIBLE’s language, interpretation, or endorsement.
AI-assisted summary prepared for ai-BIBLE and stored as page content, based on dictionary material, place metadata, and linked Bible cross references.
Alistair de Blacquiere-Clarkson, “ai-BIBLE Bible Names JSON Factsheet Aggregating Material from Smith’s Bible Dictionary & Hitcocks’s New and Complete Analysis of the Bible.” ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
M.G.Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.