Ur
Ur of the Chaldees
Now Tell el Muqayyar.
location: likely
Named in 4 tagged verses in 2 books, first at Genesis 11:28.
- Kind
- Settlement
- Coordinates
- 30.96° N, 46.10° E
- Nearest
- Erech 59.9 km
- People
- 6 people
- Events
- 2 events
- Tagged in
- 4 verses
Map
Ur is the filled marker at the centre; the 10 nearest places with a page are around it. The position follows OpenBible.info, which grades it a likely location.
People
People named in the same verses as Ur, most often first.
Events
2 events told in verses that name Ur, in the order of the traditional chronology. Years are traditional (Jones).
- 2125 BCLifetime of Terah1 shared verse
- 1920 BCAbraham enters Canaan1 shared verse
Mentions
4 tagged verses in 2 books. Select a book to read its verses.
Counts are verses tagged with this place in Theographic. How Begat counts
Every verse
All 4 tagged verses, by book, in canonical order. The Berean Standard Bible is shown; switch to the King James or American Standard Version.
Genesis3 verses
- 11:28
During his father Terah’s lifetime, Haran died in his native land, in Ur of the Chaldeans.
- 11:31
And Terah took his son Abram, his grandson Lot son of Haran, and his daughter-in-law Sarai the wife of Abram, and they set out from Ur of the Chaldeans for the land of Canaan. But when they arrived in Haran, they settled there.
- 15:7
The LORD also told him, “I am the LORD, who brought you out of Ur of the Chaldeans to give you this land to possess.”
Nehemiah1 verse
- 9:7
You are the LORD, the God who chose Abram, who brought him out of Ur of the Chaldeans and gave him the name Abraham.
Nearby
The 10 places with a page nearest to Ur, by straight-line distance.