Biblical place
Where was Telassar?
Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Til Barsip.
First appears in 2 Kings 19:12 · 2 books · 2 chapters
Overview
Or Thelasar, (Isa. 37:12; 2 Kings 19:12), a province in the south-east of Assyria, probably in Babylonia. Some have identified it with Tel Afer, a place in Mesopotamia, some 30 miles from Sinjar. Modern identification: Til Barsip.
Telassar is represented in the local geography layer as Til Barsip. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in 2 Kings 19:12 and is mentioned across 2 books, with 2 verse references collected into the glossary index.
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Where it sits on the map
How to get to Telassar today
Travel to Telassar, the modern-day Til Barsip.
Telassar is commonly identified with Til Barsip, 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.
Telassar 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.