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chora, "land," instead of Ur.... It should be stated that there are scholars who hold, with the
Septuagint, that Ur means, not a city, but perhaps a land in which the patriarch pastured his flocks, as for instance, the land of Uri or Ura (Akkad). The designation "of the Chaldeans" was in this case intended to distinguish it from the land where they were not found."
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Standard Bible Encyclopedia, 1915: "kal'-dez ('ur kasdim; he chora (ton) Chaldaion): For more than 2,000 years efforts have been made to identify the site of this city. The writers of the Septuagint, either being unfamiliar with the site, or not considering it a city, wrote
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had settled in the vicinity by around 850 BC, but were not extant anywhere in
Mesopotamia during the 2nd millennium BC period when Abraham is traditionally held to have lived. The Chaldean dynasty did not rule Babylonia (and thus become the rulers of Ur) until the late 7th century BC, and held
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Mesopotamia included northern Syria, which was inhabited by groups like the Amorites, some even consider Abraham to be among the Amorites that migrated to the Levant. Like Abraham and his descendants, the Amorites followed shepherding-based lifestyles. Nonetheless, the Biblical authors
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local community. It will also build a foundation for future archaeologists to again resume serious research and investigation of this seminal site. In 2009, an agreement was established for joint archaeological research and excavations by the
University of Pennsylvania and the Government of Iraq.
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Through joint efforts of the U.S.-based Global
Heritage Fund, the Iraq Ministry of Culture, State Board of Antiquities and Heritage, and the Dhiqar Antiquities Office, what remains of Ur will be systematically restored and stabilized and a plan established to breath new life into tourism and the
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points out that this location makes better sense of the
Biblical references, especially that if Teraḥ and family left Ur-Kasdim to travel to Canaan, but stopped en route in Ḥarran, then the location of Ur-Kasdim should be to the north of Ḥarran. In addition, Abraham's grandfather
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Woolley's identification has become the mainstream scholarly opinion on the location of
Biblical Ur Kasdim, in line with some earlier traditions that placed Ur Kasdim in Southern Mesopotamia. Woolley's identification was challenged with the discovery of the city of
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291:, adding that in this same year wars began on Earth. "And ’Ûr, the son of Kêsêd, built the city of ’Arâ of the Chaldees, and called its name after his own name and the name of his father." (Jubilees 11:3).
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Nisibis on the way to Persia, apparently the same location, and she does identify it with Ur Kaśdim. However, the castle in question was only founded during the time of the
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in Arabic) was thrown into the fire. In the story, the temperature of the king's fire was reduced by God, saving the life of
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1225:"Peoples of the Bible: The Legend of the Amorites"
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857:"Journey of Faith – National Geographic Magazine"
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1289:"Abraham Path | Halil-ur Rahman Mosque"
1315:"Ur Kasdim: Where Is Abraham's Birthplace?"
1035:. Bloomsbury Publishing. pp. 208–209.
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