Ellasar
Ellasar is a region mentioned in 2 verses. Its most likely location is another name for Asshur. The name means “revolting from God.”
Where is Ellasar?
Approx. 35.4567, 43.2625 · OpenStreetMap · Google Maps
Possible modern locations
| Identification | Type | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| another name for Asshur | settlement | Medium |
| another name for Cappadocia | region | Low |
| another name for Telassar | settlement | Low |
| Alishar Huyuk | settlement | Low |
| Ilanzura | settlement | Medium |
| another name for Pontus | region | Low |
Ellasar in the Bible dictionary
The oak or heap of Assyria, a territory in Asia of which Arioch was king (Gen. 14:1, 9). It is supposed that the old Chaldean town of Larsa was the metropolis of this kingdom, situated nearly half-way between Ur (now Mugheir) and Erech, on the left bank of the Euphrates. This town is represented by the mounds of Senkereh, a little to the east of Erech.
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain. Full dictionary entry →
Verses that mention Ellasar
- Genesis 14:1
And it came to pass in the days of Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of nations;
- Genesis 14:9
With Chedorlaomer the king of Elam, and with Tidal king of nations, and Amraphel king of Shinar, and Arioch king of Ellasar; four kings with five.