Asshur
Second son of Shem (Gen 10:22; 1 Chr 1:17). He went from the land of Shinar and built Nineveh, etc. (Gen 10:11, Gen 10:12). He probably gave his name to Assyria, which is the usual translation of the word, although the form Asshur is sometimes retained (Num 24:22, Num 24:24; Ezek 27:23, etc.). In Gen 2:14 “Assyria” ought to be “Asshur,” which was the original capital of Assyria, a city represented by the mounds of Kalah Sherghat, on the west bank of the Tigris. This city was founded by Bel-kap-kapu about B.C. 1700. At a later date the capital was shifted to Ninua, or Nineveh, now Koyunjik, on the eastern bank of the river. (See Calah; Nineveh.)
Named in the Bible
8 verses
- Genesis 10:11 Out of that land went forth Asshur, and builded Nineveh, and the city Rehoboth, and Calah,
- Genesis 10:22 The children of Shem; Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram.
- Numbers 24:22 Nevertheless the Kenite shall be wasted, until Asshur shall carry thee away captive.
- Numbers 24:24 And ships shall come from the coast of Chittim, and shall afflict Asshur, and shall afflict Eber, and he also shall perish for ever.
- 1 Chronicles 1:17 The sons of Shem; Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram, and Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Meshech.
- Ezekiel 27:23 Haran, and Canneh, and Eden, the merchants of Sheba, Asshur, and Chilmad, were thy merchants.
- Ezekiel 32:22 Asshur is there and all her company: his graves are about him: all of them slain, fallen by the sword:
- Hosea 14:3 Asshur shall not save us; we will not ride upon horses: neither will we say any more to the work of our hands, Ye are our gods: for in thee the fatherless findeth mercy.
From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897), by Matthew George Easton.
