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Asshur

can also refer to Assyria in general

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ANCIENT NAMES

  • Aššur Akkadian

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Skip the map 15°E 20°E 25°E 30°E 35°E 40°E 45°E 50°E 28°N 32°N 36°N 40°N Sheba SHEBA Kittim KITTIM Kain Kain Eden EDEN Chilmad CHILMAD ? Canneh Canneh Amalek AMALEK Haran Haran Asshur Asshur 100 mi scriptoria.digital Place data: OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0

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city known location approximate debated 8 places · 1 outside this view · c. AD 30-62 · modern coastline: harbors have silted up over two thousand years · drag and zoom · Place data: OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0

WITH AMALEK · CANNEH · CHILMAD · EDEN 2 AND 4 MORE, named in the same passages

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Panorama of Assur.

Panorama of Assur.

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DISTANCES IN A STRAIGHT LINE

  • Haran ABOUT 260 MI (410 KM) IN A STRAIGHT LINE
  • Kain ABOUT 540 MI (870 KM) IN A STRAIGHT LINE
  • Jerusalem ABOUT 530 MI (850 KM) IN A STRAIGHT LINE

In a straight line, between the atlas's coordinates. On foot, at 30 km (19 mi) a day on a road 1.3 times longer than the line.

4 PASSAGES

COORDINATES 35.4567, 43.2625

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