Ancient World & Mesopotamia
Ur
Southern Iraq
WHAT HAPPENED HERE
Biblical story
Abraham’s family came from Ur of the Chaldees before traveling toward Haran and eventually Canaan.
WHY IT MATTERS
Place in the Bible’s story
Ur represents the settled life Abraham’s family left as God began leading them toward a land of promise.
THEN & NOW
Understanding the location
Ur is widely associated with the major ancient city whose ruins lie near modern Nasiriyah in southern Iraq.
RELATED SCRIPTURE · KJV
Read it in the Bible
“But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive.”
Genesis 50:20
“In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.”
Genesis 1:1
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