Biblical place
Where was Accad?
Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Tell Sheshubar.
First appears in Genesis 10:10 · 1 books · 1 chapters
Overview
The high land or mountains, a city in the land of Shinar. It has been identified with the mounds of Akker Kuf, some 50 miles to the north of Babylon; but this is doubtful. Modern identification: Tell Sheshubar.
Accad is represented in the local geography layer as Tell Sheshubar. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Genesis 10:10 and is mentioned across 1 book, with 1 verse reference collected into the glossary index.
Nearby biblical places
About 54 km away in the local coordinate layer.
Where it sits on the map
How to get to Accad today
Travel to Accad, the modern-day Tell Sheshubar.
Accad is commonly identified with Tell Sheshubar, and the map on this page is meant to orient you to that present-day site before you continue into routing or street-level navigation.
Accad is mapped here at the commonly cited modern identification.
This is a study aid, not live travel advice. Archaeological tells, access rules, excavation boundaries, and nearby modern roads can change.
Key passages
Appears in
1 chapter · 1 verse mention