Ur of the chaldees a record of seven years of excavation. Urs kasdim commonly translated as ur of the chaldeans, is a city mentioned in the hebrew. Feb 4, 20 this board is to show and tell some things about ur of the chaldees where abram abraham originated. For instance, as in genesis, ur of the chaldeans claims the privilege of being.
Scholars are still puzzled over the appearance of ur of the chaldeans in. Subscribers may view the full text of this article in its original form through timesmachine. History books tell us that abraham was from ur in sumer, however the bible conveys a different story. Rawlinson in 1850 first provided assyriological evidence to cast doubt upon the traditional and commonly accepted identification of the city with the site of urfa. Ur of the chaldeans article about ur of the chaldeans by.
You are a part now of our dear first baptist church in dallas and i am the pastor bringing the message from gods holy word. Arameans all revolve around a single point, the silence of the documents, and how. A revised and updated edition of sir leonard woolleys excavations at ur woolley, leonard, moorey, p. Of or relating to chaldea or its people, language, or culture. Excavations at ur of the chaldees excavations at ur of the. Ur of the chaldees creationwiki, the encyclopedia of. The ancient city of ur is a sumerian city formerly, known as the ur of the chaldees. Sometime during abrahams adult life, probably while he was already about seventy years old, his father terah moved the family clan to the city of haran in northern syria as the first step in a planned migration to the. What links here related changes upload file special pages permanent link page.
Turkey, where there is a local tradition of abrahams residence to which he sent in search for a wife for isaac gen 24. Lets find out as we visit the ur of the chaldees, abrahams home town. According to some jewish traditions, this is the site where abraham was cast into a furnace by nimrod as punishment for his monotheistic beliefs, but miraculously escaped unscathed. Ur was a renowned city in antiquity, a city with a history that. The site disappeared sometime after 400 bce when the river that gave it life, the mighty euphrates, had eventually wandered on its inexorable. Ur of the chaldees definition, the city where abraham was born, sometimes identified with the sumerian city of ur. The chief flaw in the available scholarship on ur of the chaldees is that it assumes either that the city predated the flood, or that abraham lived far later than the bible says that he lived, or that the name of the chaldees is simply an anachronism. Thou art the lord the god, who didst choose abram, and broughtest him forth out of ur of the chaldees, and gavest him the name of abraham. Ur was one of the first cities in human history and as such is of incredible importance to archaeologists, historians, and people all over the world. Named after the chaldeans, a people who settled there between 62006500 b.
Ur is therefore thought to have had marshy surroundings. The question of the geographical position of the biblical ur of the chaldees is one that has recurred from time to time within the last century since h. Urnamm, a copy of which was found in the excavations, probably formed the basis of hammurabis code. Dec 01, 2017 abram, who the lord see a biography of jesus christ. The spinning of ur research explorer the university of manchester. Ur of the chaldees a virtual vision of woolleys excavations.
Until 1850, ur of the chaldees was considered to be urfa, near haran, s. Once again we welcome the throngs of you who share this hour on radio. Suggesting how the solution might play out, kelso asked, is chaldeans a later editorial supplement, or will the term actually turn up in a cuneiform docum ent. It was an important center of sumerian culture and is identified in the. Another possible location for ur of the chaldees ur kasdim is the ancient assyrian and seleucid city edessa, now called sanl. And ur, the son of kesed, built the city of ara of the chaldees, called its name after his own name and the name of his father. Ur online offers an insight into the unique site of ur, near nasiriyah in southern iraq, and one of the largest and most important cities of ancient mesopotamia. Full text is unavailable for this digitized archive article.
The long and intense habitation of the city of ur in the modern country of iraq is vital to the study of ancient mesopotamian life in all its aspects. The city abraham left behind him a city with good claims to being the oldest in the world was rediscovered in 1854 by the then british consul at basra. Although some scholars identify ur of the chaldees with the northern city of ur, the arguments in favor of the southern location are compelling. Ammianus marcellinus identified the city with the castle of ur in the desert between hatra and nisibis, but this was only founded in the time of the persians. The project gutenberg ebook, chaldea, by zenaide a. Ur of the chaldees international standard bible encyclopedia. Under a dull red mound on the plains of mesopotamia. Change in economics and political power left the port abandoned about 500 b. Sometimes the term chaldeans is used to refer to babylonians in general, but normally it refers to a specific seminomadic tribe that lived in the southern part of babylon. Archaeologists have determined exactly where the city of ur was located in ancient times. When the family of terah left ur to move to haran, they left the sophistication of city life, the splendor of ur, and the rich sumerian culture of their ancestors. Gordon, who interprets the ot as implying a northern tradition he places it at ura near harran and that abraham was a merchant prince. Entry for ur of the chaldees international standard bible encyclopedia one of 8 bible encyclopedias freely available, the isbe is hailed for its authoritative explanations of every significant word, person and place. Ur of the chaldees was the port of chaldea babylonia, a major trade and commerce post.
And ur, the son of kesed, built the city of ara of the chaldees, and called its name after his own name and the name of his father. Chaldees definition of chaldees by the free dictionary. Gordon, who interprets the ot as implying a northern. Since this area was normally named after the tribes living there, and no earlier general name for the area is known, it would be unscientific to call the reference to ur of the chaldees in the second millennium an anachronism.
We are also digitising the original excavation photographs, archives, plans and other documents. A model for dealing with difficult texts william d. Ur of the chaldees small map of ancient ur of the chaldeans. The royal tombs the great city of ur, located on the banks of the lifegiv ing euphrates river. The bible mentions the land of the chaldeans which at that time would have been the southern part of babylon isaiah 23. Ur of the chaldees encyclopedia of the bible bible gateway. The chaldeans were an ancient people group who inhabited what would today be southern iraq. Professor of old testament the masters seminary ets annual meeting november 14, 2007 introduction in 1973 james kelso observed that a few puzzles still remain in the archaeological. Ur of the chaldees definition of ur of the chaldees at. The book of jubilees states that ur was founded in 1688 anno mundi by ur son of kesed the offspring of arphaxad, adding that in this same year wars began on earth.
The chaldeans were people who lived in southern babylonia which would be the southern part of iraq today. This ancient city of ur certainly lay in territory called kaldu chaldaea from the early first millennium b. The lord god of creation later renamed as abraham, and sarai, who the lord later renamed as sarah, were born in ur, a major city of chaldea i. Statement of significance the following is an updated version of the significance and impact statement of the original grant proposal. Citizens of the region along with dwellers on the gulf with distant countries of india, ethiopia, and egypt. The city is said to be the birthplace of prophet abraham ibrahim and the beginnings of the belief in one almighty god. The following video investigates the birthplace of abraham. A recod of seven years of excavation by woolley, sir leonard and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Owing to its nearness to haran, and because stephen placed it in mesopotamia, urfa or oorfa, named edessa by the greeks. When ur was founded, the persian gulfs water level was twoandahalf metres higher than it is today. The writers of the septuagint, either being unfamiliar with the site, or not considering it a city, wrote chora, land, instead of ur. Remains of this large city were discovered in the excavations.
While we dont know their secret today, we do know the secret of their ancestor, abraham. Far more than on any other hero of faith in hebrews 11, the apostle paul concentrates on abraham as the father of the faithful, the bibles premier example of a human beings walk with god. Excavations at ur between 1922 and 1934 by sir leonard woolley, jointly sponsored by the british museum and the penn museum, uncovered urs famous ziggurat complex, densely packed private houses, and the spectacular. The bible mentions that abraham, the first hebrew, was called by god to leave ur of the chaldees and to journey to a land that god would show him. Chaldees synonyms, chaldees pronunciation, chaldees translation, english dictionary definition of chaldees. It has been fascinating to me for years because of the intriguing level of civilization found there. Ur makes several appearances in neoassyrian documents,50 and even saw a. Entry for ur of the chaldees international standard bible encyclopedia one of 8 bible encyclopedias freely available, the isbe is hailed for its authoritative explanations of. I thought it would be best, instead of writing a story, to show images of the evidence found in excavations of the ancient metropolis on the euphrates river in the time of abram. For more than 2,000 years efforts have been made to identify the site of this city. Jan 20, 2011 ur of the chaldees by david down lq do you ever notice that our jewish friends are usually quite prospered. In stephens speech in acts 7, he says that abrahams original home was in the land of the chaldeans acts 7. Criswell sermon library abraham of ur of the chaldees.
889 137 54 494 1312 766 568 187 974 418 130 1035 544 1107 1578 305 515 369 58 508 911 1094 240 469 529 1281 990 883 1135 1336 996 664 687 40 104 1058 389 189 1294