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Asshur in the Bible — Who Was Asshur? | nocap.bible

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Son of Shem — the ancestor and namesake of Assyria

Old TestamentMentioned in 3 books

His name is literally Assyria in Hebrew. The Assyrian Empire, one of the most powerful and feared in the ancient world, traced its origins to this son of Shem. Assyria would eventually conquer and scatter the northern kingdom of Israel.

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Namesake of Assyria

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