mesopotamia
Ur of the Chaldees
City in southern Mesopotamia from which Yahweh called Abraham. Identification with Tell el-Muqayyar (Sumerian Ur) is the dominant view; some scholars argue for a northern Ur near Haran.
- Modern equivalent
- Tell el-Muqayyar (Iraq) (most common identification)
- Coordinates
- 30.9626°, 46.1031°
Scripture references
- Genesis 11:28-31
- Genesis 15:7
- Nehemiah 9:7
- Acts 7:2-4