Oak of Paran, a place on the edge of the wilderness bordering the territory of the Horites (Gen. 14:6). This was the farthest point to which Chedorlaomer’s expedition extended. It is identified with the modern desert of et-Tih. (See PARAN.)

(God his deliverance), literally “the terebinth of Paran.” (Genesis 14:6) [Paran, Elparan]