אֵיל פָּארָן
el pa.ran
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Hebrew
El-paran
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el pa.ran is a proper place name marking the point reached near the wilderness in Genesis 14:6.
The attested use is a proper place name identifying a location described as being by the wilderness in Genesis 14:6.
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A location by the wilderness · dominant
The form is tagged as a proper noun in Genesis 14:6, where it marks the extent of the Horites' setting in Mount Seir. In Genesis 14:6 the APB renders the clause “as far as El-paran, which is by the wilderness.”
In the Anselm Project Bible: In Genesis 14:6, the APB presents the name as “El-paran” in a boundary-like clause, describing it as by the wilderness.