Lux Domini

Biblical place

Where was Hara?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Tell Halaf.

First appears in 1 Chronicles 5:26 · 1 books · 1 chapters

Overview

Mountainous land, a province of Assyria (1 Chr. 5:26), between the Tigris and the Euphrates, along the banks of the Khabur, to which some of the Israelite captives were carried. It has not been identified. Modern identification: Tell Halaf.

Hara is represented in the local geography layer as Tell Halaf. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in 1 Chronicles 5:26 and is mentioned across 1 book, with 1 verse reference collected into the glossary index.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Hara today

Travel to Hara, the modern-day Tell Halaf.

Hara is commonly identified with Tell Halaf, and the map on this page is meant to orient you to that present-day site before you continue into routing or street-level navigation.

Hara is mapped here at the commonly cited modern identification.

This is a study aid, not live travel advice. Archaeological tells, access rules, excavation boundaries, and nearby modern roads can change.

Modern orientation

Tell Halaf

not a proper name

0.000°N · 0.000°E

Key passages

Appears in

1 Chronicles

1 chapter · 1 verse mention