Ur

A town or city; also called Ur of the Chaldeans

Where it was

Tell el-Muqayyar, southern Iraq (30.96°N, 46.10°E). Open in OpenStreetMap

What happened here

• Terah leaves Ur with Abram, Sarai and Lot, and settles in Harran

Where the Bible names Ur

4 verses

• Genesis 11: 28, 31
• Genesis 15: 7
• Nehemiah 9: 7

Names and verses from STEPBible's TIPNR data (CC BY 4.0); the identification from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0). See Credits.