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Ziggurat of Ur

Ziggurat of Ur (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 . Within the broader Biblical Knowledge Graph, this connects directly to Babylonian Captivity & Post-Exilic Return—In 586 BCE, Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon destroyed Jerusalem and deported Judah , including King Jehoiachin and High Priest Jehozadak ( 1 Chronicles 6:15 ), before the Persian decree of Cyrus enabled Zerubbabel , Joshua , Ezra , and Nehemiah to rebuild the Temple and walls of Jerusalem .

Connected Genealogical Figures & Lineage

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 ) 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 ) 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 ) 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 )

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 .) Dura (Ancient biblical location referenced in Dan 3:1 (identified with Babel ).) Sur (Ancient biblical location referenced in 2 Kgs 11:6 (identified with Jerusalem ).) Jagur (Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 15:21 (identified with Adadah ).) 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 . Ancient Babylon Scale Model (600 BC) — Architectural scale model of Neo-Babylonian Babylon around 600 BC from the Bible Lands Museum Jerusalem , showing the Euphrates River dividing the walled city, the Processional Way, the Ishtar Gate , Nebuchadnezzar's Southern Palace, and the Etemenanki ziggurat precinct.

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), Daniel 3 ( Daniel • Chapter 3 (30 verses)).

Connected Topics & Entities Book/Chapter Verse Person Place Lexicon Theology Commentary

Topics, People & Places (36)

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 .

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 .

Interactive 3D Urban Scale Model • Daniel 1–5 & Jeremiah 50–51

Architectural scale model of Neo-Babylonian Babylon around 600 BC from the Bible Lands Museum Jerusalem , showing the Euphrates River dividing the walled city, the Processional Way, the Ishtar Gate , Nebuchadnezzar's Southern Palace, and the Etemenanki ziggurat precinct.

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 ).

Wiki Article • History & Monarchy

In 586 BCE, Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon destroyed Jerusalem and deported Judah , including King Jehoiachin and High Priest Jehozadak ( 1 Chronicles 6:15 ), before the Persian decree of Cyrus enabled Zerubbabel , Joshua , Ezra , and Nehemiah to rebuild the Temple and walls of Jerusalem .

Dura
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Biblical Place • Babel • 32.537°N, 44.421°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Dan 3:1 (identified with Babel ).

Sur
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Biblical Place • Jerusalem • 31.777°N, 35.235°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in 2 Kgs 11:6 (identified with Jerusalem ).

Jagur
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Biblical Place • Adadah • 31.186°N, 34.967°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 15:21 (identified with Adadah ).

Hauran
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Biblical Place • Golan • 32.800°N, 35.937°E

region. Referenced in Ezek 47:16 , Ezek 47:18 .

Gurbaal
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Biblical Place • Bozrah 1 • 30.735°N, 35.606°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in 2 Chr 26:7 (identified with Bozrah 1 ).

Gur
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Biblical Place • Ibleam • 32.450°N, 35.283°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in 2 Kgs 9:27 (identified with Ibleam ).

Asshur
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Biblical Place • Nineveh • 36.359°N, 43.153°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Num 24:22 , Num 24:24 , Ps 83:8 , Ezek 27:23 (identified with Nineveh ).

Zur
99% Gen 28
Generation 28 • Child of Jeiel

Zur is a biblical figure in Generation 28, child of Jeiel . ( 1 Chronicles 9:36 )

Interactive 3D Assyrian Palace Relief • Nahum 2:11–13 & Ezra 4:10

Masterpiece of Neo-Assyrian sculpted gypsum wall relief from the North Palace of King Ashurbanipal (biblical Asenappar, Ezra 4:10 ) at Nineveh , vividly illustrating the royal lion imagery invoked by the prophet Nahum against Nineveh ('Where is the dwelling of the lions?', Nahum 2:11–13 ).

Shur
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Biblical Place • 30.235°N, 33.247°E

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 .

Beth-zur
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Biblical Place • 31.596°N, 35.103°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 15:58 , 2 Chr 11:7 , Neh 3:16 .

Ashhur
99% Gen 26
Generation 26 • Child of Hezron

Ashhur is a biblical figure in Generation 26, child of Hezron . ( 1 Chronicles 2:24 )

Jetur
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Biblical Place • Mount Hermon • 33.416°N, 35.857°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in 1 Chr 5:19 (identified with Mount Hermon ).

Asshur
99% Gen 12
Generation 12 • Child of Shem

Asshur is a biblical figure in Generation 12, child of Shem . ( Genesis 10:22 , 1 Chronicles 1:17 )

Bahurim
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Biblical Place • 31.825°N, 35.388°E

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 .

Uriel
99% Gen 32
Generation 32 • Child of Tahath

Uriel is a biblical figure in Generation 32, child of Tahath , parent of Uzziah . ( 1 Chronicles 6:24 )

Geshur
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Biblical Place • 33.000°N, 36.417°E

~; now Leja. Referenced in Josh 13:13 , 2 Sam 3:3 , 2 Sam 13:37 , 2 Sam 13:38 , 2 Sam 14:23 .

Helkath-hazzurim
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Biblical Place • 31.880°N, 35.280°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in 2 Sam 2:16 .

Interactive 3D Model • Exodus 27:1–8

Large hollow acacia-wood altar overlaid with bronze (brass) standing in the Tabernacle courtyard near the eastern gate, equipped with four horns and a bronze grating for sacrificial offerings.

Interactive 3D Rock-Hewn Tomb • Matthew 27:60 & John 19:41

Photogrammetry scan of a rock-hewn Jerusalem burial cave in the Kidron Valley carved directly into the natural limestone bedrock with a low rectangular entrance and interior burial benches—illustrating the architecture of Judean rock-cut family tombs from Isaiah 22:16 to the Gospel accounts of the burial and resurrection of Jesus ( Matthew 27:60 ; John 19:41 ).

Ituraea
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Biblical Place • Mount Hermon • 33.416°N, 35.857°E

region. Referenced in Luke 3:1 .

Wiki Article • Prophets & Wisdom

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.

Wiki Article • New Testament & Messiah

During Passover in Jerusalem , Yeshua instituted the New Covenant at the Last Supper, suffered crucifixion at Golgotha , and rose bodily on the third day—interpreted across the New Testament and Hebrews as the ultimate fulfillment of the Tabernacle and Day of Atonement.

Chaldea
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Biblical Place • Ur • 30.962°N, 46.104°E

region. Referenced in Isa 48:20 , Jer 50:10 , Jer 51:24 , Jer 51:35 , Ezek 11:24 .

Interactive 3D Babylonian Gate • Daniel 1–4 & 2 Kings 25

Monumental double gate on the northern wall of inner Babylon constructed by King Nebuchadnezzar II around 575 BC during the era of Daniel and the Judean exile, clad in brilliant cobalt-blue glazed bricks embossed with alternating rows of golden lions, bulls (aurochs), and dragons (mušḫuššu).

Apocrypha / Deuterocanonical • 18 Chapters

The Fourth Book of the Maccabees ( Apocrypha / Deuterocanonical , 18 chapters). Key figures: Eleazar , Joseph , Moses , Jacob/Israel , Simeon , Levi . Key places: Asia , Syria , Phoenicia , Cilicia , Jerusalem , Egypt . Opens with: "As I am going to demonstrate a most philosophical proposition, namely, that religious reasoning is absolute master of the passions, I would ..."

Daniel 3
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Daniel • Chapter 3 (30 verses)

Nebuchadnezzar the king made an image of gold, whose height was threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof six cubits: he set it up in the plain of Dura , in the province of Babylon . Then Nebuchadnezzar the king sent to gather together the princes, the governors, and the captains,... Mentions: Dura , Babylon .

Wiki Article • Prophets & Wisdom

Preserved in the World English Bible (WEB), King James Version (KJV), and Catholic Public Domain Version (CPDV), the eighteen Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha books bridge the intertestamental period between the return from Babylon and the New Testament era.

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.

צוּר
sur
H6697 Hebrew
rock, cliff, boulder, fortress

rock, cliff, boulder, fortress. Massive boulder, cliff; paramount metaphor for divine unchangeableness, refuge, and strength ('The Rock, His work is perfect', Deuteronomy 32:4).

Wiki Article • New Testament & Messiah

Following the ascension of Yeshua and the outpouring of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost in Acts 1 –2, the apostolic community spread from Jerusalem and Judea to Samaria , Antioch , Corinth , Ephesus , and Rome , documented across Acts and the twenty-one New Testament Epistles.

Scripture Passages (24)

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

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 .

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?

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 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;

And when Saul enquired of the Lord, the Lord answered him not, neither by dreams, nor by Urim, nor by prophets.

And Bezaleel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah , made all that the Lord commanded Moses .

And David called for Zadok and Abiathar the priests, and for the Levites , for Uriel , Asaiah, and Joel , Shemaiah, and Eliel , and Amminadab ,

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