Ellasar
Town
Location disputed Assur: about 850 km (530 miles) northeast of Jerusalem
Where Scholars Place It
- Assur Possible
- Cappadocia Less likely
- Alishar Huyuk Less likely
- Ilanzura Less likely
- Pontus Less likely
Ellasar in the Bible Dictionary
Named in 2 Verses
- Genesis 14:1 And it came to pass in the days of Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of nations;
- Genesis 14:9 With Chedorlaomer the king of Elam, and with Tidal king of nations, and Amraphel king of Shinar, and Arioch king of Ellasar; four kings with five.
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