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Ur III Sumerian Cuneiform Tablet

Ur III Sumerian Cuneiform Tablet (Interactive 3D Cuneiform Tablet • Genesis 11:28–31 ): 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 ). Within the broader Biblical Knowledge Graph, this connects directly to Abrahamic Covenant & the Patriarchs—Called from Ur of the Chaldeans and Haran into Canaan ( Genesis 12:1 ), Abram —renamed Abraham in Genesis 17:5 —receives the covenant promise of land, numerous descendants, and blessing to all nations through Isaac and Jacob .

Connected Genealogical Figures & Lineage

Terah (Generation 19 • Messianic Line • Child of Nahor ): Terah is a biblical figure in Generation 19 of the Messianic Line , child of Nahor , parent of Haran , Abram/Abraham , Nahor. ( Genesis 11:24 , 1 Chronicles 1:25-26 , Luke 3:34 , Genesis 11:32 ) (mentioned in Genesis 11 , Joshua 24 , 1 Chronicles 1 ) Haran (Generation 20 • Child of Terah): Haran is a biblical figure in Generation 20, child of Terah, parent of Lot . ( Genesis 11:26 , Genesis 11:28 ) (mentioned in Genesis 11 , Genesis 12 , Genesis 27 )

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 .) 3D Sanctuary Reconstructions: 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 ). The Flood Tablet ( Gilgamesh Tablet XI ) — Cuneiform clay tablet excavated at Nineveh from the Royal Library of Ashurbanipal and deciphered by George Smith in 1872. Recording the Mesopotamian flood narrative (releasing a dove, swallow, and raven as the ark comes to rest on a mountain), it provides a remarkable ancient Near Eastern comparative witness alongside Genesis 6 –9.

Scripture Witness (KJV) & Canonical Context

Primary KJV scripture witnesses include Isaiah 3:20 : "The bonnets, and the ornaments of the legs, and the headbands, and the tablets, and the earrings,"; 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 .". Related canonical books and chapters: The Fourth Book of the Maccabees 17 ( The Fourth Book of the Maccabees • Chapter 17 (24 verses)), Nehemiah 9 ( Nehemiah • Chapter 9 (38 verses)), Genesis 35 ( Genesis • Chapter 35 (29 verses)).

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Topics, People & Places (36)

Interactive 3D Cuneiform Tablet • Genesis 11:28–31

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 ).

Interactive 3D Cuneiform Tablet • Genesis 6–9

Cuneiform clay tablet excavated at Nineveh from the Royal Library of Ashurbanipal and deciphered by George Smith in 1872. Recording the Mesopotamian flood narrative (releasing a dove, swallow, and raven as the ark comes to rest on a mountain), it provides a remarkable ancient Near Eastern comparative witness alongside Genesis 6 –9.

Library of Ashurbanipal Flood Tablet — Epic of Gilgamesh XI
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Cuneiform tablet discovered at Nineveh preserving the ancient Mesopotamian account of the catastrophic global deluge and ark.

Ancient Near Eastern Scribes and Stonemasons • The British Museum / Israel Antiquities Authority CC-BY-SA 4.0
Ur
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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 .

Wiki Article • Torah & Covenant

Called from Ur of the Chaldeans and Haran into Canaan ( Genesis 12:1 ), Abram —renamed Abraham in Genesis 17:5 —receives the covenant promise of land, numerous descendants, and blessing to all nations through Isaac and Jacob .

Interactive 3D Assyrian Monument • 2 Kings 9–10

Four-sided black limestone monument erected at Nimrud (biblical Calah ) in 825 BC by King Shalmaneser III of Assyria . Its second register preserves the earliest surviving visual depiction of a biblical figure: King Jehu of Israel ('Jehu, son of Omri') bowing to present tribute in 841 BC.

Kurkh Monoliths — Shalmaneser III Inscription Mentions Ahab
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Assyrian stele documenting the Battle of Qarqar (853 BCE), listing 'Ahab the Israelite' contributing 2,000 chariots and 10,000 troops.

Neo-Assyrian Scribes of Shalmaneser III • The British Museum, London CC-BY-SA 4.0
Black Obelisk of Shalmaneser III — King Jehu of Israel
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Neo-Assyrian bas-relief (825 BCE) showing King Jehu bowing before the Assyrian monarch, the only contemporary depiction of an Israelite king.

Ancient Near Eastern Scribes and Stonemasons • The British Museum / Israel Antiquities Authority CC-BY-SA 4.0
Ziggurat of Ur
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Interactive 3D Mesopotamian Ziggurat • Genesis 11:1–9 & 11:31

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 .

The Fourth Book of the Maccabees • Chapter 17 (24 verses)

And some of the spearbearers said, that when she herself was about to be seized for the purpose of being put to death, she threw herself upon the pile, rather than they should touch her person. O you mother, who together with seven children did destroy the violence of the tyrant,... Mentions: Abram/Abraham , Eleazar , Moses , Jacob/Israel .

Map of Abraham's Journey: Ur to Haran and Canaan
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Cartographic reconstruction of Abram 's migratory route across the Fertile Crescent following God's call ( Genesis 12 ).

Historical Biblical Cartographers • Geographicus / Wikimedia Commons Public Domain Mark 1.0
Uzziah Tablet — Second Temple Reburial of King Uzziah
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Aramaic inscription stone from the Mount of Olives reading 'Hither were brought the bones of Uzziah , king of Judah ; do not open!'.

Ancient Near Eastern Scribes and Stonemasons • The British Museum / Israel Antiquities Authority CC-BY-SA 4.0
Cyrus Cylinder — Declaration of Persian Return (Ezra 1)
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Ancient clay cylinder inscribed in Babylonian cuneiform (539 BCE) detailing Cyrus the Great's decree permitting exiled peoples to return to their homelands and rebuild their sanctuaries.

Babylonian Cuneiform Scribes of Cyrus II • British Museum, London (BM 90920) / Wikimedia Commons CC-BY-SA 4.0
Gustave Doré — Moses Smashing the Tablets of the Law (1866)
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Moses descending Sinai in holy indignation at the sight of the golden calf and shattering the stone tablets.

Gustave Doré / La Grande Bible de Tours • La Grande Bible de Tours (1866) Public Domain Mark 1.0
Gezer Calendar — Early 10th-Century Agricultural Inscription
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Limestone tablet recording the twelve agricultural months of the biblical year in archaic northwest Semitic script.

Ancient Near Eastern Scribes and Stonemasons • The British Museum / Israel Antiquities Authority CC-BY-SA 4.0
Nehemiah 9
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Nehemiah • Chapter 9 (38 verses)

Now in the twenty and fourth day of this month the children of Israel were assembled with fasting, and with sackclothes, and earth upon them. And the seed of Israel separated themselves from all strangers, and stood and confessed their sins, and the iniquities of their fathers. A... Mentions: Jacob/Israel, Abram/Abraham , Moses , Jeshua , Egypt , Sinai , Heshbon , Bashan .

Enuma Elish Creation Tablets — Mesopotamian Cosmogony
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Seven tablets recounting the battle between Marduk and Tiamat, contrasting with the monotheistic Genesis creation narrative.

Ancient Near Eastern Scribes and Stonemasons • The British Museum / Israel Antiquities Authority CC-BY-SA 4.0
Four-Horned Altar of Beersheba — Dismantled Israelite Altar
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Hewn sandstone blocks of a sacrificial altar with corner horns dismantled during Hezekiah 's or Josiah 's religious reforms.

Israelite Stonecutters (8th Century BCE) • The Israel Museum, Jerusalem CC-BY-SA 4.0
σπουδάζω
spoudazo (spoudázō) [spoo-dad'-zo]
G4704 Greek verb 11x
to make haste, to be zealous, eager, to give diligence

Primary meaning: to make haste, to be zealous, eager, to give diligence. Strong's: to use speed, i.e. to make effort, be prompt or earnest. Lexical nuances: to make haste ; hence, to be zealous or eager, to give diligence : c. inf. (v. M, Pr. , 205 f.), Ga 2:10 , Eph 4:3 , I Th 2:17 , II Ti 2:15 4:9 , 21 , Tit 3:12 , He 4:11 , II Pe 1:10 3:14 ; c. acc. et inf. (on this construction v. Mayor in l.; MM, xxiii), II Pe 1:15 (for other constructions v. LS, s.v.).†

Derivation: from G4710 (σπουδή);
Genesis 35
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Genesis • Chapter 35 (29 verses)

And God said unto Jacob , Arise, go up to Beth–el, and dwell there: and make there an altar unto God, that appeared unto thee when thou fleddest from the face of Esau thy brother. Then Jacob said unto his household, and to all that were with him, Put away the strange gods that are... Mentions: Jacob/Israel, Esau (Edom), Canaan , Rebekah , Abram/Abraham , Esau, Shechem , Luz 1 , Paddan .

Genesis 13
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Genesis • Chapter 13 (18 verses)

And Abram went up out of Egypt , he, and his wife, and all that he had, and Lot with him, into the south. And Abram was very rich in cattle, in silver, and in gold. And he went on his journeys from the south even to Beth–el, unto the place where his tent had been at the beginning,... Mentions: Abram/Abraham, Lot , Canaan , Hebron , Egypt , Jordan , Sodom , Gomorrah , Zoar .

Genesis 15
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Genesis • Chapter 15 (21 verses)

After these things the word of the Lord came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram : I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward. And Abram said, Lord God, what wilt thou give me, seeing I go childless, and the steward of my house is this Eliezer of Damascus ? And Abr... Mentions: Abram/Abraham, Eliezer , Damascus , Egypt , Euphrates .

Oriental Institute Prism of Sennacherib — Third Campaign
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Hexagonal cuneiform prism recording Sennacherib's capture of 46 fortified Judean cities and tribute from Hezekiah .

Ancient Near Eastern Scribes and Stonemasons • The British Museum / Israel Antiquities Authority CC-BY-SA 4.0
Terah
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Generation 19 • Messianic Line • Child of Nahor

Terah is a biblical figure in Generation 19 of the Messianic Line , child of Nahor , parent of Haran , Abram/Abraham , Nahor . ( Genesis 11:24 , 1 Chronicles 1:25-26 , Luke 3:34 , Genesis 11:32 )

Genesis 16
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Genesis • Chapter 16 (16 verses)

Now Sarai Abram 's wife bare him no children: and she had an handmaid, an Egyptian, whose name was Hagar. And Sarai said unto Abram , Behold now, the Lord hath restrained me from bearing: I pray thee, go in unto my maid; it may be that I may obtain children by her. And Abram hearke... Mentions: Abram/Abraham, Canaan , Ishmael , Shur , Kadesh 1 , Bered .

Genesis 12
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Genesis • Chapter 12 (20 verses)

Now the Lord had said unto Abram , Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father's house, unto a land that I will shew thee: And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing: And I will bl... Mentions: Abram/Abraham , Lot , Haran , Canaan , Shechem , Moreh 1 , Egypt .

The Fourth Book of the Maccabees • Chapter 13 (27 verses)

If then, the seven brethren despised troubles even to death, it is confessed on all sides that righteous reasoning is absolute master over the passions. For just as if, had they as slaves to the passions, eaten of the unholy, we should have said that they had been conquered by th... Mentions: Isaac , Abram/Abraham , Jacob/Israel , Assyria .

Haran
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Generation 20 • Child of Terah

Haran is a biblical figure in Generation 20, child of Terah , parent of Lot . ( Genesis 11:26 , Genesis 11:28 )

Genesis 32
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Genesis • Chapter 32 (32 verses)

And Jacob went on his way, and the angels of God met him. And when Jacob saw them, he said, This is God's host: and he called the name of that place Mahanaim . And Jacob sent messengers before him to Esau his brother unto the land of Seir , the country of Edom . Mentions: Jacob/Israel, Esau (Edom), Laban , Abram/Abraham , Isaac , Mahanaim , Esau, Seir , Edom.

οἰκία
oikia (oikía) [oy-kee'-ah]
G3614 Greek noun feminine 93x
a house, dwelling, at home

Primary meaning: a house, dwelling, at home, the household. Strong's: properly, residence (abstractly), but usually (concretely) an abode (literally or figuratively); by implication, a family (especially domestics). Lexical nuances: a house , dwelling : Mt 2:11 7:24-27 , Mk 1:29 , al.; ἐν οἰκίᾳ (= cl. κατ ̓ οἰκίαν ), at home , Lk 8:27 ; εἰς οἰ. , II Jo 10 ; οἰ , c. gen. pers., usually has the art. ( Mt 8:14 , al., but cf. οἶκος and v. Bl., § 46, 9); ἡ οἰ. τ. πατρός μου , Jo 14:2 . Metaph., of the body as the dwelling of the soul: II Co 5:1 ; of property (as בַּיִת , Ge 45:18 , LXX, τ. ὑπάρχοντα ; III Ki 13:8 , LXX, οἶκος )...

Derivation: from G3624 (οἶκος);
Michelangelo — Moses (Statue at San Pietro in Vincoli)
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The iconic marble sculpture of Moses with the tablets of the Law, depicting fiery determination.

Michelangelo Buonarroti • Vatican Museums Public Domain Mark 1.0
Joshua 24
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Joshua • Chapter 24 (33 verses)

And Joshua gathered all the tribes of Israel to Shechem , and called for the elders of Israel , and for their heads, and for their judges, and for their officers; and they presented themselves before God. And Joshua said unto all the people, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, Your ... Mentions: Joshua, Jacob/Israel, Terah , Abram/Abraham , Nahor , Shechem , Canaan , Esau , Seir .

θεός
theos (theós) [theh'-os]
G2316 Greek noun common (masculine / feminine) 1307x
a god or deity, God, a god

Primary meaning: a god or deity, God, a god, deity. Strong's: figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very. Lexical nuances: a god or deity , God . In polytheistic sense, a god or deity : Ac 28:6 , I Co 8:4 , II Th 2:4 , al.; pl., Ac. 14:11 19:26 , Ga 4:8 , al. Of the one true God ; anarthrous: Mt 6:24, Lk 20:38, al.; esp. c. prep. (Kühner 3 , iii, 605), ἀπὸ θ. , Jo 3:2 ; ἐκ , Ac 5:39 , II Co 5:1 , Phl 3:9 ; ὑπό , Ro 13:1 ; παρὰ θεοῦ , Jo 1:6 ; παρὰ θεῷ , II Th 1:6 , I Pe 2:4 ; κατὰ θεόν , Ro 8:27 , II Co 7:9 , 10 ; ...

Derivation: of uncertain affinity; a deity, especially (with G3588 (ὁ)) the supreme Divinity;
Map of Jacob's Travels in Canaan and Paddan-Aram
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Route of Jacob from Beersheba to Bethel , Haran , Peniel ( Jabbok River), and Shechem .

Historical Biblical Cartographers • Geographicus / Wikimedia Commons Public Domain Mark 1.0
Genesis 11
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Genesis • Chapter 11 (32 verses)

And the whole earth was of one language, and of one speech. And it came to pass, as they journeyed from the east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar ; and they dwelt there. And they said one to another, Go to, let us make brick, and burn them thoroughly. And they had br... Mentions: Shem , Arpachshad (or Arphaxad ), Eber (or Heber ), Peleg , Reu , Shinar , Babel , Terah , Haran , Canaan .

Gustave Doré — Abraham's Journey into the Land of Canaan (1866)
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Abram leading his caravan of camels, flocks, and household across the mountain ridge of Canaan .

Gustave Doré / La Grande Bible de Tours • La Grande Bible de Tours (1866) Public Domain Mark 1.0

Scripture Passages (24)

The bonnets, and the ornaments of the legs, and the headbands, and the tablets, and the earrings,

And Hur begat Uri, and Uri begat Bezaleel.

And David sent to Joab, saying, Send me Uriah the Hittite. And Joab sent Uriah to David .

And when the wife of Uriah heard that Uriah her husband was dead, she mourned for her husband.

And David said to Uriah, Tarry here to day also, and to morrow I will let thee depart. So Uriah abode in Jerusalem that day, and the morrow.

And Uriah the priest built an altar according to all that king Ahaz had sent from Damascus : so Uriah the priest made it against king Ahaz came from Damascus .

We have therefore brought an oblation for the Lord, what every man hath gotten, of jewels of gold, chains, and bracelets, rings, earrings, and tablets, to make an atonement for our souls before the Lord.

Uriah the Hittite, Zabad the son of Ahlai,

Uriah the Hittite: thirty and seven in all.

Salute Urbane, our helper in Christ , and Stachys my beloved.

And David said to Uriah, Go down to thy house, and wash thy feet. And Uriah departed out of the king's house, and there followed him a mess of meat from the king.

And when they had told David , saying, Uriah went not down unto his house, David said unto Uriah, Camest thou not from thy journey? why then didst thou not go down unto thine house?

And they came, both men and women, as many as were willing hearted, and brought bracelets, and earrings, and rings, and tablets, all jewels of gold: and every man that offered offered an offering of gold unto the Lord.

Ahiam the son of Sacar the Hararite, Eliphal the son of Ur,

Thus did Uriah the priest, according to all that king Ahaz commanded.

Tahath his son, Uriel his son, Uzziah his son, and Shaul his son.

Of the singers also; Eliashib: and of the porters; Shallum , and Telem , and Uri.

Of the sons of Kohath ; Uriel the chief, and his brethren an hundred and twenty:

And Haran died before his father Terah in the land of his nativity, in Ur of the Chaldeans.

And I took unto me faithful witnesses to record, Uriah the priest, and Zechariah the son of Jeberechiah.

And he put the breastplate upon him: also he put in the breastplate the Urim and the Thummim.

And when the man rose up to depart, his father in law urged him: therefore he lodged there again.

See, I have called by name Bezaleel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah :

And Jesse begat David the king; and David the king begat Solomon of her that had been the wife of Urias;

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