Ur, Mesopotamia: Location of Historical Person - World Religion Tour-Judiasm (sitios de interés)
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Ziggurats: Temple Platforms of Ancient Mesopotamia
Abraham
According to Jewish tradition, Abraham was born under the name Abram in the city of Ur in Mesopatamia in the year 1948 from Creation (circa 1800 BCE) and he was father of the Jews, making him the Patriarch of Israel. He was the son of Terach, an idol merchant, but from his early childhood, he questioned the faith of his father and sought the truth. He came to believe that the entire universe was the work of a single Creator, and he began to teach this belief to others.
Ur , Mesapotamia is significant for Abraham because this is the town in the Hebrew Bible and related literature where Abraham was said to have been born. The traditional site of Abraham's birth is in the vicinity of Edessa although Ur Ka?dim has been popularly identified since 1927 by Sir Charles Woolley with the Sumerian city of Ur, in southern Mesopotamia.
According to Jewish tradition, Abraham was born under the name Abram in the city of Ur in Mesopatamia in the year 1948 from Creation (circa 1800 BCE) and he was father of the Jews, making him the Patriarch of Israel. He was the son of Terach, an idol merchant, but from his early childhood, he questioned the faith of his father and sought the truth. He came to believe that the entire universe was the work of a single Creator, and he began to teach this belief to others.
Ur , Mesapotamia is significant for Abraham because this is the town in the Hebrew Bible and related literature where Abraham was said to have been born. The traditional site of Abraham's birth is in the vicinity of Edessa although Ur Ka?dim has been popularly identified since 1927 by Sir Charles Woolley with the Sumerian city of Ur, in southern Mesopotamia.
By: Hina K.