Telassar
Ancient site; 4 competing modern identifications, best supported being Til Barsip.
Placesettlement2 verseslocation disputed
Where was it?
Scholars do not agree. Every proposal recorded by the source is shown with its support score, so you can see the weight of opinion rather than a single answer.
- Til Barsip347
- Til Assuri126
- Tal Afar31
- Tell Bashir-51
Name variants
- Telassar (14)
- Tel Assar (3)
- Tel-assar (2)
- Thelasar (1)
References
Topical references
- A city or district conquered by the Assyrians — 2 Kings 19:12; Isaiah 37:12
Outline from Nave's Topical Bible (1897); the sub-headings are Nave's own.