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Calah (1 Mos 10,11) – en by mentioned in 2 verse in the Bible

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Nimrud. Løve med menneskehoved tv. Bevogtede Assurnarsipals IIs palads i Nimrud. Salmanassar IIIs ”Sorte Obelisk” th. Ca. 827 f.Kr. Med publikum. Manden peger på 2. linie, der viser kong Jehu af Israel (841-814 f.Kr.) knælende foran Salmanassar III. Fra besøg på British Museum.1979 Foto: Hartvig Wagner, Iron II (1000-539 BC), EuroPLOT

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Calah

One of the most ancient cities of Assyria. “Out of that land he [i.e., Nimrod] went forth into Assyria, and built Nineveh, Rehoboth-Ir, and Calah, and Resen” (Gen 10:11, R.V.). Its site is now marked…

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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

Calah

ka'-la (kalach; Chalach, also Chalak or Kalach; in Assyrian Kalhu, Kalha, Kalhi, Kalah): The name of one of the great cities of Nimrod (Gen 10:11), or rather, Asshur (text), which formed, with Nineve…

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Location data: Theographic Bible Metadata (CC BY-SA 4.0) and OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0). Photos: Hartvig Wagner, EuroPLOT Resources. Leksikontekst: Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) og International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915/1939), public domain.