in Ancient Geography, a village between Egypt and Arabia Petraea; or, according to Ptolemy, at a promontory situated between the Sinus Heroopolites and Elaniticus of the Red sea; where Ismael is said to have dwelt. In Hebrew it is Paran, and in most interpreters; Pharan, Septuagint and Vulgate. Phararite, the people (Ptolemy). Paran or Pharon, the name of the wilderness in its neighbourhood, adjoining to Cadesh.

PHARE, in Ancient Geography, a town of Achaia in Peloponnesus, on the river Pierus, 70 stadia from the sea, and to the south of Patrae 150 stadia. Another, of Crete (Pliny); a colony from the Pharos of Messenia (Stephanus). A third Pharos, or Phere (Strabo, Ptolemy); Phara, -ας, (Polybius); a town of Messenia, on the river Neolo (Strabo); on the north side of the Sinus Messenius, and to the north-west of Abea. An ciently read Pharis in Homer (Pausanias, Statius), though now read Phare. Pharite is the name of the people.