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Asshur

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Post-flood

Description

Second son of Shem; eponymous progenitor of the Assyrians. Distinct from Asshurim (Genesis 25:3) and from the city of Asshur. Per Micah 5:6 and the LXX of Genesis 10:11, Nimrod's expansion into Assyria displaced him.

Relationships

Parents1
Shem(father)
Siblings4
ElamLud (son of Shem)Aram (son of Shem)Arphaxad

Family tree

Two generations up and down. Click any other person to recenter the tree on them. Solid lines are parent-of relationships; dashed pink lines are spouses; dashed amber lines are debated/tradition-divergent edges.