Talk:Ashur (Bible)

1Chr. Ashur

Is this the Ashur spoken of in (1 Chr. 4:5, 6)? --Fang Aili 16:34, 18 January 2006 (UTC)

It's a different Ashur; but we can explain that one too... ፈቃደ (ውይይት) 16:36, 18 January 2006 (UTC)

Great. Thanks for your response and edits. --Fang Aili 18:37, 18 January 2006 (UTC)

Who Built Nineveh, etc.

It states in the article: "The Hebrew text of Genesis 10:11 is somewhat ambiguous as to whether it was Ashur himself (eg. as reads the KJV), or Nimrod who built the cities of Nineveh, Resen, Rehoboth-Ir and Calah in Assyria,"

The following is from Germany and the Holy Roman Empire:

"Aside from Nimrod, Genesis 10 also draws special attention to Asshur. “Out of that land went forth Asshur, and builded Nineveh, and the city Rehoboth, and Calah” (verse 11). As the margin suggests, a better translation of this verse reveals that Asshur and Nimrod went out of the land of Shinar to build Nineveh and other cities. There is strong evidence to indicate that Asshur worked with Nimrod, probably in the military field, and helped to build Babel and Nineveh, as well as other cities."

Thought this might help. There is at least one source that agrees with this:

Josephus recorded concerning Asshur: “Shem, the third son of Noah, had five sons…. Ashur lived at the city of Nieve; and named his subjects Assyrians, who became the most fortunate nation, beyond others” (Antiquities, i, vi, 4).

Also, bear in mind that some of the names of gods were actually Kings, who were "deified". Nimrod was never mentioned as King or a god of Assyria, but Ashur was. Some sources also say that Ashur was Ninus. (Note: There was more than one historical Ninus.)72.79.64.123 (talk) 02:16, 29 August 2009 (UTC)

Bible is usually not so reliable as a historical source. --'''Attilios''' (talk) 09:31, 29 August 2009 (UTC)

"Ashur" speculation

[1] No matter which way I look at it, this is a WP:OR personal analysis of the text found in the Bible. There's no reason to keep it here. GraYoshi2x►^talk 01:29, 24 October 2009 (UTC)

What are you talking about? Some English translations say Ashur built Nineveh. Others say Nimrod built Nineveh. The Hebrew is ambiguous. Numerous secondary sources and commentaries have made note of all this. Where is the OR? Please stop sabotaging the article and do a little research. Til Eulenspiegel (talk) 01:52, 24 October 2009 (UTC)

Editors should not make the mistake of thinking that if A is published by a reliable source, and B is published by a reliable source, then A and B can be joined together in an article to reach conclusion C. Read up before making assumptions. GraYoshi2x►^talk 02:02, 24 October 2009 (UTC)

You need to read up. There are numerous commentators on this particular verse that note the ambiguity in the Hebrew as to whether it was Nimrod or Ashur who built Nineveh. Til Eulenspiegel (talk) 02:05, 24 October 2009 (UTC)

Show me the sourcing. WP:PROVEIT. GraYoshi2x►^talk 02:06, 24 October 2009 (UTC)

[2] Til Eulenspiegel (talk) 02:08, 24 October 2009 (UTC)

A search result of different books that contradict each other is not considered a reliable source. You are still basing info from source A and source B to create C. GraYoshi2x►^talk 02:10, 24 October 2009 (UTC)

If you know how to read English, you might notice that more than a few of these sources note that it is ambiguous from the Hebrew whether Ashur or Nimrod built Nineveh. Til Eulenspiegel (talk) 02:11, 24 October 2009 (UTC)

Now you're just being uncivil. Instead of reading every point I have stated and reviewing the policies which I have noted, you continue to insist the same thing over and over again. I see no such wording. Anyways just say it straight. Don't give me an ambiguous search result from Google Books that doesn't show anything relevant. GraYoshi2x►^talk 02:14, 24 October 2009 (UTC)

I'm sorry, but there is no way to argue with someone who will not be reasonable. Everything it shows is 100% relevant and on topic, and says the same as our article. Just try reading them. Til Eulenspiegel (talk) 02:18, 24 October 2009 (UTC)

Reasonable??? Excuse me, but all you have been doing is driving me around in circles and pointing every which way claiming there is a source. There is not, and I've already looked through 10 pages of search results. And I am not about to read through many several-hundred page books just to find that statement. GraYoshi2x►^talk 02:20, 24 October 2009 (UTC)

That's funny, I looked at the same results and found the statement of ambiguity at least 30 times. Here is one in case you missed it: [3] Read carefully. Til Eulenspiegel (talk) 02:25, 24 October 2009 (UTC)

That still doesn't properly address about 9/10 of the statement. At the very least it should be reworded to reflect this source. GraYoshi2x►^talk 02:29, 24 October 2009 (UTC)

Oh really, and what would you suggest? Til Eulenspiegel (talk) 02:30, 24 October 2009 (UTC)

You know what? Forget it. I'm just not going to put up with these snide accusations and vague statements of yours. GraYoshi2x►^talk 02:32, 24 October 2009 (UTC)

Here is another good discussion that brings out all of the past historiography of the famous problem as to whether the Hebrew Ashur in this verse refers to a person Asshur or to the country Assyria. [4] Til Eulenspiegel (talk) 02:38, 24 October 2009 (UTC)

Wait... What?

<quote>Wives[edit] Helah was the first wife of Ashur and Naarah was his second wife. The name "na'arah" means "girl" or "maiden" in Hebrew. Naarah was of the tribe of Judah and gave birth to Ahuzam, Hepher, Temeni, and Haahashtari (1 Chr. 4:5, 6).</quote>

Considering the tribe of Judah wouldn't exist until around the 18th to 15th century BCE, the lass must have been some kind of ancient time traveller. Mark76 (talk) 20:47, 7 September 2014 (UTC)

I thought it was clear enough that Ashur of Judah in Chronicles, was not Ashur the son of Shem, but I have tried to spell this out more clearly. Til Eulenspiegel /talk/ 22:44, 7 September 2014 (UTC)

The name Ashhur (אַשְׁחוּר) is unrelated to the name Asshur (אַשּׁוּר)

The name in 1 Chronicles 2:24 and 1 Chronicles 4:5 is Ashhur (אַשְׁחוּר), and is completely unrelated to the name Asshur (אַשּׁוּר). There is no reason to mention the name Ashhur in an article about the name Asshur. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 97.67.149.226 (talk) 20:18, 5 October 2017‎ (UTC)

References

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The result of the move request was: moved. (closed by non-admin page mover) Elli (talk | contribs) 05:44, 30 December 2021 (UTC)

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• Ashur → Ashur (Bible)
• Ashur (disambiguation) → Ashur

– The grandson of Noah is not the primary topic, considering Assur and Ashur (god). Srnec (talk) 04:30, 23 December 2021 (UTC)

• Support per nom.--Ortizesp (talk) 06:52, 24 December 2021 (UTC)
• Support per nom. BD2412 T 23:29, 24 December 2021 (UTC)
• Support the god has 3,984 views and the Bible has 5,436[[5]], probably too close. Crouch, Swale (talk) 10:57, 25 December 2021 (UTC)
• Support Per nom._{ZXCVBNM (TALK)} 15:00, 25 December 2021 (UTC)
• Support per nomination, Ortizesp; BD2412; Crouch, Swale and ZXCVBNM. —Roman Spinner (talk • contribs) 08:03, 26 December 2021 (UTC)

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.