A covering.

Son of Haran, Abraham’s brother (Gen. 11: 27, 31; Gen. 12: 4-5; Gen. 13: 1, 5). He went with Abraham to Canaan; his life after his separation from Abraham is described in Gen. 13, 14, and 19. He was the ancestor of Moab and Ammon (Gen. 19: 37-18; Deut. 2: 9, 19). There are N.T. references to him in Luke 17: 29; 2 Pet. 2: 7. His wife’s fate is also referred to in Gen. 19: 26; Luke 17: 32.