# Erech

## Ancient names

- ʾrk: Aramaic
- Orchoē: Greek
- Erech: Akkadian
- Unu(g): Sumerian

Source: Pleiades, CC BY 3.0 (https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/912986).

## Passages

- **Genesis 10:10** (mention) — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/genesis/10/10
- **Ezra 4:9** (mention) — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/ezra/4/9

## Coordinates

31.3222, 45.6361

## Straight-line distances

- **Babel**: about 110 mi (180 km) in a straight line, 8 days on foot
- **Babylon 1**: about 110 mi (180 km) in a straight line, 8 days on foot
- **Susa**: about 170 mi (270 km) in a straight line, 12 days on foot
- **Jerusalem**: about 610 mi (990 km) in a straight line

## In the reference maps

- **Between the rivers**: Mesopotamia: Babylon, Assyria and Persia. https://scriptoria.digital/en/atlas/maps/entre-os-rios

## This document

- Canonical: https://scriptoria.digital/en/atlas/erech
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q168518
- Geography: OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0 (https://www.openbible.info/geo/).
- Text license: Berean Standard Bible, public domain. Source: Scriptoria (scriptoria.digital).