Places

Ur

Ur of the Chaldaeans is the native land from which Abram's family departed, recalled in Yahweh's covenant speech.

Category

Places

First mention

Genesis 11:28

Tags

2

Genesis 11, 15Migration

Scripture references

  • Genesis 11:28

    Haran died in the presence of his father Terah in his native land, Ur of the Chaldaeans.

  • Genesis 11:31

    Terah took his son Abram ... and made them leave Ur of the Chaldaeans to go to the land of Canaan.

  • Genesis 15:7

    I am Yahweh who brought you out of Ur of the Chaldaeans to give you this country as your possession.