Accad
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| Type | settlement |
|---|---|
| Also called | Akkad |
| Most likely | Tell Sheshubar (low confidence) |
| Coordinates | 33.026° N, 44.392° E |
| Mentioned in | 1 verse |
| First mention | Genesis 10:10 |
Accad is a settlement named in 1 verse of the Bible. It is most likely identified with Tell Sheshubar (low confidence; 6 other proposals below).
Location
Where scholars place it, most confident first. Confidence is OpenBible.info's score from the sources it surveys; it is not this site's judgment.
| Identification | Confidence | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|
| Tell Sheshubar | low (24%) | 33.026° N, 44.392° E |
| Tell ed Der | very low (13%) | 33.100° N, 44.298° E |
| another name for Babylon | very low (11%) | 32.543° N, 44.422° E |
| Dhuluiya | very low (5%) | 34.033° N, 44.225° E |
| Ishan Mizyad | very low (5%) | 32.591° N, 44.556° E |
| Qadisiyah | very low (5%) | 34.095° N, 43.960° E |
| Tell Muhammad | very low (5%) | 33.301° N, 44.468° E |
Verses
Genesis
- Genesis 10:10And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.His kingdom began in Babylon, Erech, Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.
Notes
- Locations from the OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
- Verses are those where at least one of ten English translations names this place, per OpenBible.info.