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Nazareth April 28th 1839David Roberts (artist), Louis Haghe (lithographer) · 1842

Ur

אוּר/UR/

“Light or fire”

Summary

An ancient city in Chaldea from which Abraham emigrated, and also a man who was the father of one of David's mighty warriors.

☩The City of Ur

Ur of the Chaldees was Abraham's native city, the place from which Terah and his family set out toward Canaan. Located in southern Mesopotamia, it was one of the most ancient cities of Chaldea, situated on the Euphrates River near its junction with the Tigris. The city was sacred to the moon goddess, and cuneiform inscriptions reveal it was called 'Hur' by the natives. Archaeological excavations at modern Mugheir have uncovered remains of a great temple built in stages similar to the Tower of Babel.

Key verses:Genesis 11:28Genesis 11:31Genesis 15:7Nehemiah 9:7

☩Ur the Man

A separate individual named Ur was the father of Eliphal, one of David's mighty warriors listed among the elite thirty commanders. In the parallel passage in 2 Samuel, this figure appears under the variant name Ahasbai.

Key verses:1 Chronicles 11:352 Samuel 23:34

Related Verses5 mentions

Genesis· 4 verses

11:2711:2811:3115:7

Nehemiah· 1 verse

9:7

References

  1. 1.John McClintock and James Strong, "Ur," in Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature, vol. X (Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887).
  2. 2.Andrew Robert Fausset, "Ur," in The Englishman's Critical and Expository Bible Cyclopædia (Hodder & Stoughton, 1878).
  3. 3.F. N. Peloubet & M. A. Peloubet (ed.), "Ur," in Smith's Bible Dictionary (Porter & Coates, 1884).
  4. 4.George Morrish, "Ur," in Morrish's Concise Bible Dictionary (George Morrish, 1898).
  5. 5.James Orr (ed.), "Ur," in International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, vol. V (Howard-Severance Company, 1915).