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HomeBARJanuary/February 2000Abraham’s Ur: Is the Pope Going to the Wrong Place?

One of Terah’s sons (Abraham’s brother) was named Haran. Lot was Haran’s son (and Abraham’s nephew). But in Hebrew the name of the person Haran is spelled differently from the place Haran. The initial letter of the person is heh; of the place, het.

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