Ashur (Bible)

Ashur ( ; often also transliterated as Asshur to reflect the pointing of Hebrew letter ' ש ' ( Shin ) in the Masoretic text , which doubles the 'ש'), was the second son of Shem , the son of Noah . Ashur's brothers were Elam , Aram , Arpachshad and Lud . The Hebrew text of Genesis 10:11 is somewhat ambiguous as to whether it was Ashur himself (e.g. as reads the KJV ), or Nimrod (as in some other English translations) who built the cities of Nineveh , Resen , Rehoboth-Ir and Calah in Assyria , since the name Ashur can refer to either the person or the country.( Genesis 10:8–10 ) The 1st century Judaeo-Roman historian Flavius Josephus further gives the following statement: "Ashur lived at the city of Nineve; and named his subjects Assyrians, who became the most fortunate nation, beyond others” ( Antiquities , i, vi, 4). Samuel Shuckford, James Talboys Wheeler (1858), The sacred and profane history of the world connected , vol. 1

Ashur ( ; often also transliterated as Asshur to reflect the pointing of Hebrew letter ' ש ' ( Shin ) in the Masoretic text , which doubles the 'ש'), was the second son of Shem , the son of Noah . Ashur's brothers were Elam , Arphaxad , Lud , and Aram . The Hebrew text of Genesis 10:11 is somewhat ambiguous as to whether it was Asshur himself (as the 1611 Authorized Version says), or Nimrod (as in some other English translations) who, according to Biblical tradition, built the Assyrian cities of Nineveh , Resen , Rehoboth-Ir and Calah , since the name Asshur can refer to both the person and the country ( Genesis 10:8–12 AV, Genesis 10:8–12 ESV). Sir Walter Raleigh devoted several pages in his History of the World (c. 1616) to reciting past scholarship regarding the question of whether it had been Nimrod or Ashur who built the cities in Assyria. The 1st century Judaeo-Roman historian Flavius Josephus further gives the following statement: "Ashur lived at the city of Nineveh ; and named his subjects Assyrians, who became the most fortunate nation, beyond others" ( Antiquities , i, vi, 4). Ashur the son of Shem is sometimes compared with the figure of the deity Ashur , for whom a temple was dedicated in the early capital city of Aššur —traditionally by an early Assyrian king named Ushpia in ca. the 21st century BC. It is highly likely that the city and indeed the Assyrian nation and people, were named in honour of this deity. Samuel Shuckford ; James Talboys Wheeler (1858), The sacred and profane history of the world connected , vol.

Ashur ( אַשּׁוּר ) was the second son of Shem , the son of Noah . Ashur's brothers were Elam , Arphaxad , Lud , and Aram . Prior to the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls , there was contention in academic circles regarding whether Ashur or Nimrod built the Assyrian cities of Nineveh , Resen , Rehoboth-Ir and Calah , since the name Ashur can refer to both the person and the country (compare Genesis 10:8–12 AV and Genesis 10:8–12 ESV). Sir Walter Raleigh devoted several pages in his History of the World (c. 1616) to reciting past scholarship regarding the question of whether it had been Nimrod or Ashur who built the cities in Assyria. Both the JPS Tanakh 1917 and the 1611 King James Bible clarify the language of the Septuagint and Vulgate translations of Genesis 10:11-12, by explicitly crediting Ashur as the founder of the cities of Nineveh, Rehoboth, Calah , and Resen. The Ge'ez version of the Book of Jubilees , affirmed by the 15 Jubilees scrolls found amongst the Dead Sea Scrolls , affirms that the contested lands in Genesis 10:8–12 were apportioned to Ashur. Jubilees 9:3 states, "And for Ashur came forth the second Portion, all the land of Ashur and Nineveh and Shinar and to the border of India, and it ascends and skirts the river." The 1st century Judaeo-Roman historian Flavius Josephus also gives the following statement: "Ashur lived at the city of Nineveh; and named his subjects Assyrians, who became the most fortunate nation, beyond others" (Antiquities, i, vi, 4). Samuel Shuckford ; James Talboys Wheeler (1858), The sacred and profane history of the world connected , vol.

Son of Shem Ashur ( אַשּׁוּר ʾAššūr ) was the second son of Shem , the son of Noah . Ashur's brothers were Elam , Arphaxad , Lud , and Aram . Prior to the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls , there was contention in academic circles regarding whether Ashur or Nimrod built the Assyrian cities of Nineveh , Resen , Rehoboth-Ir and Calah , since the name Ashur can refer to both the person and the country (compare Genesis 10:8–12 AV and Genesis 10:8–12 ESV). Sir Walter Raleigh devoted several pages in his History of the World ( c. 1616 ) to reciting past scholarship regarding the question of whether it had been Nimrod or Ashur who built the cities in Assyria. Both the JPS Tanakh 1917 and the 1611 King James Bible clarify the language of the Septuagint and Vulgate translations of Genesis 10:11-12, by explicitly crediting Ashur as the founder of the cities of Nineveh, Rehoboth, Calah , and Resen. The Ge'ez version of the Book of Jubilees , affirmed by the 15 Jubilees scrolls found amongst the Dead Sea Scrolls , affirms that the contested lands in Genesis 10:8–12 were apportioned to Ashur. Jubilees 9:3 states, "And for Ashur came forth the second Portion, all the land of Ashur and Nineveh and Shinar and to the border of India, and it ascends and skirts the river." The 1st century Judaeo-Roman historian Flavius Josephus also gives the following statement: "Ashur lived at the city of Nineveh; and named his subjects Assyrians, who became the most fortunate nation, beyond others" (Antiquities, i, vi, 4). Ashur had three sons called Fares, Mirus and Mokil. Sefer Ha-yashar, or, the Book of Jasher (1840) .

Son of Shem Ashur ( אַשּׁוּר ʾAššūr ) was the second son of Shem , the son of Noah . Ashur's brothers were Elam , Arphaxad , Lud , and Aram . Prior to the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls , there was contention in academic circles regarding whether Ashur or Nimrod built the Assyrian cities of Nineveh , Resen , Rehoboth-Ir and Calah , since the name Ashur can refer to both the person and the country (compare Genesis 10:8–12 AV and Genesis 10:8–12 ESV). Sir Walter Raleigh devoted several pages in his History of the World ( c. 1616 ) to reciting past scholarship regarding the question of whether it had been Nimrod or Ashur who built the cities in Assyria. Both the JPS Tanakh 1917 and the 1611 King James Bible clarify the language of the Septuagint and Vulgate translations of Genesis 10:11-12, by explicitly crediting Ashur as the founder of the cities of Nineveh, Rehoboth, Calah , and Resen. The Ge'ez version of the Book of Jubilees , affirmed by the 15 Jubilees scrolls found amongst the Dead Sea Scrolls , affirms that the contested lands in Genesis 10:8–12 were apportioned to Ashur. Jubilees 9:3 states, "And for Ashur came forth the second Portion, all the land of Ashur and Nineveh and Shinar and to the border of India, and it ascends and skirts the river." The 1st century Judaeo-Roman historian Flavius Josephus also gives the following statement: "Ashur lived at the city of Nineveh; and named his subjects Assyrians, who became the most fortunate nation, beyond others" (Antiquities, i, vi, 4). Ashur had three sons called Phares, Mirus and Mokil. Sefer Ha-yashar, or, the Book of Jasher (1840) .