Ur
Ur (Biblical Place • 30.962°N, 46.104°E): Ancient biblical location referenced in Gen 11:28 , Gen 11:31 , Gen 15:7 , Neh 9:7 . Within the broader Biblical Knowledge Graph, this connects directly to Solomon's Temple & Wisdom Literature—King Solomon constructed the First Temple in Jerusalem on Mount Moriah ( 1 Kings 6 , 2 Chronicles 3 ) to house the Ark of the Covenant and fostered Israel 's golden age of biblical wisdom literature.
Connected Genealogical Figures & Lineage
Asshur (Generation 12 • Child of Shem ): Asshur is a biblical figure in Generation 12, child of Shem . ( Genesis 10:22 , 1 Chronicles 1:17 ) (mentioned in Genesis 10 , Numbers 24 , 1 Chronicles 1 ) Zur (Generation 28 • Child of Jeiel ): Zur is a biblical figure in Generation 28, child of Jeiel . ( 1 Chronicles 9:36 ) (mentioned in Numbers 25 , Numbers 31 , Joshua 13 ) Uriel (Generation 32 • Child of Tahath ): Uriel is a biblical figure in Generation 32, child of Tahath , parent of Uzziah . ( 1 Chronicles 6:24 ) (mentioned in 1 Chronicles 6 , 1 Chronicles 15 , 2 Chronicles 13 ) Ashhur (Generation 26 • Child of Hezron ): Ashhur is a biblical figure in Generation 26, child of Hezron . ( 1 Chronicles 2:24 ) (mentioned in 1 Chronicles 2 )
Biblical Geography & Sacred Architecture
Key geographical locations connected to this topic include Ur (Ancient biblical location referenced in Gen 11:28 , Gen 11:31 , Gen 15:7 , Neh 9:7 .) Geshur (~; now Leja. Referenced in Josh 13:13 , 2 Sam 3:3 , 2 Sam 13:37 , 2 Sam 13:38 , 2 Sam 14:23 .) Bahurim (Ancient biblical location referenced in 2 Sam 3:16 , 2 Sam 16:5 , 2 Sam 17:18 , 2 Sam 19:16 , 2 Sam 23:31 , 1 Kgs 2:8 .) Shur (Ancient biblical location referenced in Gen 16:7 , Gen 20:1 , Gen 25:18 , Ex 15:22 , 1 Sam 15:7 , 1 Sam 27:8 .) 3D Sanctuary Reconstructions: Ziggurat of Ur — Three-tiered stepped mudbrick and baked-brick ziggurat erected by King Ur-Nammu at Ur in southern Mesopotamia , featuring three converging monumental staircases ascending toward a summit shrine—illustrating the monumental Mesopotamian temple-tower architecture behind Genesis 11 . Ur III Sumerian Cuneiform Tablet — Mesopotamian clay administrative tablet from the Third Dynasty of Ur (c. 2100–2000 BC) recording offerings of barley-fed sheep and goats, illustrating the scribal culture and urban economy of southern Mesopotamia around the patriarchal era of Ur of the Chaldeans ( Genesis 11:28–31 ).
Scripture Witness (KJV) & Canonical Context
Primary KJV scripture witnesses include 1 Chronicles 2:20 : "And Hur begat Uri, and Uri begat Bezaleel."; 2 Samuel 11:6 : "And David sent to Joab, saying, Send me Uriah the Hittite. And Joab sent Uriah to David ."; 2 Samuel 11:26 : "And when the wife of Uriah heard that Uriah her husband was dead, she mourned for her husband.". Related canonical books and chapters: The Fourth Book of the Maccabees ( Apocrypha / Deuterocanonical • 18 Chapters), The Fourth Book of the Maccabees 13 (The Fourth Book of the Maccabees • Chapter 13 (27 verses)), The Fourth Book of the Maccabees 7 (The Fourth Book of the Maccabees • Chapter 7 (25 verses)).