Biblical place
Where was Asshur?
Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Assur.
First appears in Numbers 24:22 · 3 books · 3 chapters
Overview
Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Assur.
Asshur is represented in the local geography layer as Assur. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Numbers 24:22 and is mentioned across 3 books, with 4 verse references collected into the glossary index.
Nearby biblical places
About 341 km away in the local coordinate layer.
Where it sits on the map
How to get to Asshur today
Travel to Asshur, the modern-day Assur.
Asshur is commonly identified with Assur, 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.
Asshur 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.