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Asshur
Morrish Bible Dictionary
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In Genesis 10:11 it would appear from the A.V. that a son of Ham named Asshur built Nineveh; and then in Genesis 10:22 and 1 Chronicles 1:17 Asshur is named as the son of Shem. But in the margin of ver. 11 it reads that "he went out into Assyria," that is, Nimrod went forth into Asshur or Assyria (the Hebrew is the same). This is confirmed by Micah 5:6 , where Assyria and Nimrod are associated together. Assyria is traced to Asshur or Assur, a son of Shem. Nimrod came afterwards and may have subdued the country, but with what result is not shown.
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Morrish, George. Entry for 'Asshur'. Morrish Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/mbd/a/asshur.html. 1897.
Morrish, George. Entry for 'Asshur'. Morrish Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/mbd/a/asshur.html. 1897.
