HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H495
אֶלָּסָר
el.la.sar — Ellasar
§ Ellasar = "God is chastener" a town in Babylonia, c. 28 miles (50 km) E of Ur
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Ellasar
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H746
אַרְיוֹךְ
ar.yokh — Arioch
A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.14.1 § Arioch = "lion-like" the ancient king of Ellasar, ally of Chedorlaomer
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The oak or heap of Assyria, a territory in Asia of which Arioch was king (Gen. 14:1, 9). It is supposed that the old Chaldean town of Larsa was the metropolis of this kingdom, situated nearly half-way between Ur (now Mugheir) and Erech, on the left bank of the Euphrates. This town is represented by the mounds of Senkereh, a little to the east of Erech.
Scripture references
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.