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Assiri
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
(אסירי ), a city of Manasseh, mentioned in the Talmud (Tosephtah Mikvaoth, iv), and, according to rabbi Schwarz (Palest. p. 160), identical with Azirah, a village five miles (one hour) north of Nablfs (Van de Velde, Memoir, p. 291), meaning, probably, the Asiret el-Hatab laid down on the Ordnance Map two miles north of Nablis.
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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Assiri'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/a/assiri.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.