Bible Dictionary
Naaran
Naaran was a town of Ephraim, probably the same place elsewhere called Naarath.
Definition
Naaran was a town of Ephraim. It is probably the same place elsewhere called Naarath or Naarah.
Biblical Usage
Naaran is mentioned in 1 Chronicles 7:28 as a town of Ephraim and as the eastern limit of the tribe.
Historical Background
It lay between Bethel and Jericho, though its exact identification is expressed as probable rather than certain.
Scripture References
Related Figures
Historical Bible Dictionaries
Easton's Bible Dictionary
Boyish, juvenile, a town in Ephraim between Bethel and Jericho (1 Chr. 7:28).
Smith's Bible Dictionary
(juvenile), a city of Ephraim, which in a very ancient record, (1 Chronicles 7:28) is mentioned as the eastern limit of the tribe. It is very probably identical with Naarath, or more accurately Naarah.