Asshur in the Bible

Exact Match

The sons of Shem; Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram, and Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Meshech.

And after the death of Hezron in Caleb-Ephratah, then the wife of Hezron, Abijah, even beareth to him Asshur, father of Tekoa.

Beerah his son, whom Tilgath-Pilneser king of Asshur removed; he is prince of the Reubenite.

and stir up doth the God of Israel the spirit of Pul king of Asshur, and the spirit of Tilgath-Pilneser king of Asshur, and he removeth them -- even the Reubenite, and the Gadite, and the half of the tribe of Manasseh -- and bringeth them in to Halah, and Habor, and Hara, and the river of Gozan unto this day.

Thematic Bible



Shem’s sons: Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, Aram, Uz, Hul, Gether, and Meshech.

Shem’s sons were Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, and Aram.

From that land he went to Assyria and built Nineveh, Rehoboth-ir, Calah,

Assyria is there with all her company;
her graves are all around her.
All of them are slain, fallen by the sword.


Assyria will not save us,
we will not ride on horses,
and we will no longer proclaim, ‘Our gods!’
to the work of our hands.
For the fatherless receives compassion in You.”


References

Hastings

Easton

Morish

Smith

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