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Ur 1

Ancient site; 4 competing modern identifications, best supported being Tell el Muqayyar.

Placeregionsettlement4 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.

Proposed site: Tell el Muqayyar · visibleOpen in OpenStreetMap

Tell el Muqayyar703
30.9622, 46.1044visible
Urfa53
37.1478, 38.7844settlement
Bayburt22
40.2546, 40.2260settlement
Urartu12
39.7028, 44.3004region

Names

Ur — אוּר ur (H218) · [none] — Genesis 11:28

References

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

Topical references

1. Abraham' s native place — Genesis 11:27; Genesis 11:28
Abraham leaves — Genesis 11:31; Genesis 15:7; Nehemiah 9:7
2. Father of one of David' s mighty men — 1 Chronicles 11:35

Outline from Nave's Topical Bible (1897); the sub-headings are Nave's own.