Telassar
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| Type | settlement |
|---|---|
| Also called | Tel Assar, Tel-assar, Thelasar |
| Most likely | Til Barsip (low confidence) |
| Coordinates | 36.701° N, 38.087° E |
| Mentioned in | 2 verses |
| First mention | 2 Kings 19:12 |
Telassar is a settlement named in 2 verses of the Bible. It is most likely identified with Til Barsip (low confidence; 3 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Til Barsip | low (35%) | 36.701° N, 38.087° E |
| Til Assuri | very low (13%) | 35.112° N, 45.686° E |
| Tal Afar | very low (3%) | 36.379° N, 42.450° E |
| Tell Bashir | very low (-5%) | 36.874° N, 37.559° E |
Verses
2 Kings
- 2 Kings 19:12Have the gods of the nations delivered them which my fathers have destroyed; as Gozan, and Haran, and Rezeph, and the children of Eden which were in Thelasar?Did the gods of the nations destroyed by my fathers rescue those nations—the gods of Gozan, Haran, and Rezeph, and of the people of Eden in Telassar?
Isaiah
- Isaiah 37:12Have the gods of the nations delivered them which my fathers have destroyed, as Gozan, and Haran, and Rezeph, and the children of Eden which were in Telassar?Did the gods of the nations destroyed by my fathers rescue those nations—the gods of Gozan, Haran, and Rezeph, and of the people of Eden in Telassar?
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.