A place in the wilderness, just south of Canaan. After the Israelites left Mount Sinai (Num. 10: 11–12) they encamped at Paran. Spies were dispatched from here to investigate the land of Canaan.
Citation for Paran
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MLA
"Paran." In A Dictionary of the Bible. Ed. W. R. F. Browning. Oxford Biblical Studies Online. May 21, 2013. <http://www.oxfordbiblicalcstudies.com/article/opr/t94/e1412>.
Chicago
"Paran." In A Dictionary of the Bible. , edited by W. R. F. Browning. Oxford Biblical Studies Online, http://www.oxfordbiblicalcstudies.com/article/opr/t94/e1412 (accessed May 21, 2013).