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    One other person, place or group in the registry answers to the name Ur. Every Ur in the Bible

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    Ur

    אוּר

    Ur of the Chaldeans, the hometown of Abraham in Mesopotamia, from where God called him to go to the land of Canaan (Gen. 11:28, 31; 15:7; Neh. 9:7).

    Where the story of Ur happensWhere the gazetteer locates Ur, framed to them: Ur. 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.Ur
    Where the gazetteer locates Ur
    verses
    4
    first named
    Genesis 11:28
    last named
    Nehemiah 9:7
    feature
    region
    coordinates
    37.15°N · 38.78°E
    region37.15°N · 38.78°E

    Urfa (OpenBible)

    Scholarship offers 2 identifications for this place. The leading one is shown; the others are recorded in the gazetteer.

    Description

    Ur in the text

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    Ur, also known as Ur of the Chaldeans, was an ancient city located in southern Mesopotamia, near the confluence of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. It is best known as the hometown of Abraham, the patriarch of the Israelites. According to Genesis, Abraham (then called Abram) lived in Ur with his father Terah, his wife Sarai, and his nephew Lot (Gen. 11:28-31). God called Abraham to leave Ur and go to the land of Canaan, promising to make him a great nation and a blessing to all the families of the earth (Gen. 12:1-3). Abraham obeyed and set out from Ur, traveling first to Haran and then to Canaan (Gen. 11:31; 12:4-5). Later, when God confirms His covenant with Abraham, He reminds him that He brought him out of Ur of the Chaldeans to give him the land of Canaan (Gen. 15:7). The city of Ur is also mentioned in Nehemiah 9:7, where the Levites recount God's faithfulness in bringing Abraham out of Ur and making a covenant with him. Archaeologists have identified the ancient city of Ur with modern-day Tell el-Muqayyar in southern Iraq, which was once a thriving center of Sumerian civilization. The biblical account of Abraham's origins in Ur highlights God's sovereign plan in calling and guiding His chosen people from the very beginning.

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    Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — 4, across 2 books.

    1. Genesis3 verses

      11:2811:3115:7

    2. Nehemiah1 verse

      9:7

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    ElsewhereJerusalemThe capital of Israel, a holy city for three religionsElsewhereEgyptAncient nation; Israelites enslaved there; plagues and ExodusElsewhereJordanA river and region, significant in Israel's history

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