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Biblical place

Where was Ellasar?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Assur.

First appears in Genesis 14:1 · 1 books · 1 chapters

Overview

Biblical region. Modern identification: Assur.

Ellasar is represented in the local geography layer as Assur. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Genesis 14:1 and is mentioned across 1 book, with 2 verse references collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Babylon

About 341 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Ellasar today

Travel to Ellasar, the modern-day Assur.

Ellasar 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.

Ellasar 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.

Modern orientation

Assur

35.457°N · 43.263°E

Key passages

Appears in

Genesis

1 chapter · 2 verse mentions