Atlas Biblica

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    Resen

    רֶ֫סֶן

    Resen was an ancient Assyrian city built by Nimrod between Nineveh and Calah (Gen. 10:12).

    Where the story of Resen happensWhere the gazetteer locates Resen, framed to them: Resen. Each dot is a coordinate from the gazetteer. The coastline is a modern one, simplified; no border, road or settlement of any period is drawn, and no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.Resen
    Where the gazetteer locates Resen
    verses
    1
    first named
    Genesis 10:12
    feature
    settlement
    coordinates
    36.14°N · 43.31°E
    identified with
    Qaryat as Salamiyah (OpenBible)
    settlement36.14°N · 43.31°E

    Qaryat as Salamiyah (OpenBible)

    Scholarship offers 3 identifications for this place. The leading one is shown; the others are recorded in the gazetteer.

    Description

    Resen in the text

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    Resen is mentioned in the Bible as one of the cities built by Nimrod, the great hunter and ruler, in Assyria. It was located between the cities of Nineveh and Calah (Gen. 10:12). The description "a great city" likely refers to Nineveh, not Resen. No other details are provided about Resen in the Bible. Its exact location is unknown, but it was likely situated in the region of ancient Assyria, in modern-day northern Iraq.

    Relations

    Direct connections

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    Read it

    Where to read it

    Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — one, across 1 book.

    1. Genesis1 verse

      10:12

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