Mountain in Arabia. The wilderness of párán is in Trans-Jordan. Bible references to Mt. Párán and the descendants of Ishmael refer to Muḥammad and the Arabs. Deut. 18:18 refers to the Arabs and Muḥammad (prophesying of brethren; had the prophecy designated Christianity the term would have been seed). Deut. 33:2 refers respectively to the Mosaic, Christian, Islamic and Bahá'í Dispensations. |
[BG 39] |
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A mountain range north of Sinai, used to typify a place of revelation. |
[GWB 350] |
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