Paran, Wilderness of The desert between Judea and Sinai, forming the central part of the Sinaitic peninsula (Gen. 21:21; Num. 10:12; 12:16; 13:3, 26; Deut. 1:1; 33:2; 1Â Sam. 25:1; 1Â Kgs. 11:18; Hab. 3:3); called El-paran (Gen. 14:6).