Bible Location
Meaning: revolting from God · 2 cross references · Modern-day map available
Ellasar was the territory ruled by Arioch in the Genesis 14 coalition of kings. It is important because it helps situate Abraham's early world within a wider network of ancient kingdoms. First appears in Gen 14:1.1
Place meaning
revolting from God
Coordinates
37.06, 41.00
First appears
Gen 14:1
AI summary: Ellasar matters because Genesis 14 is one of the Bible's earliest windows into international politics. The territory of Arioch belongs to that wider eastern coalition which draws Abraham into rescue and war. The cross references present Ellasar as a kingdom of the ancient Near Eastern world surrounding the patriarchal narrative.1
Place meaning
revolting from God
Latitude
37.06
Longitude
41.00
Bible references
2
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. 3
Source note: this 1893 dictionary language reflects its period and may be culturally insensitive or outdated. It is presented as historical source material, not as ai-BIBLE’s language, interpretation, or endorsement.
AI-assisted summary prepared for ai-BIBLE and stored as page content, based on dictionary material, place metadata, and linked Bible cross references.
Alistair de Blacquiere-Clarkson, “ai-BIBLE Bible Names JSON Factsheet Aggregating Material from Smith’s Bible Dictionary & Hitcocks’s New and Complete Analysis of the Bible.” ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
M.G.Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.