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Susa

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ANCIENT NAMES

  • šwšn Aramaic
  • Σοῦσα Sousa, Σελεύκεια ἡ πρὸς τῶι Εὐλαίωι Seleúkeia hē pròs tōi Eulaíōi Greek
  • Susa Akkadian
  • Çušā Old Persian

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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 Ulai Ulai Erech Erech Elam ELAM Persia PERSIA Babylon Babylon Susa Susa 50 mi scriptoria.digital Place data: OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0

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city known location approximate debated 6 places · 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 ELAM · BABYLON 1 · ERECH · PERSIA AND 1 MORE, named in the same passages

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Ruins at Shush.

Ruins at Shush.

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DISTANCES IN A STRAIGHT LINE

  • Erech ABOUT 170 MI (270 KM) IN A STRAIGHT LINE · 12 DAYS ON FOOT
  • Babylon 1 ABOUT 230 MI (360 KM) IN A STRAIGHT LINE · 16 DAYS ON FOOT
  • Jerusalem ABOUT 760 MI (1,200 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.

15 PASSAGES · 4 BOOKS

Ezra 1
Nehemiah 1
Esther 12
Daniel 1

COORDINATES 32.1892, 48.2578

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