Ellasar
Ellasar, a Mesopotamian city-state whose king Arioch joined Chedorlaomer of Elam in battle against Sodom and Gomorrah.
The name Ellasar means “revolting from God”
PlaceOld Testament1 book2 verses
Summary
A location first mentioned at Genesis 14:1; only referred to as Ellasar (אֶלָּסָר).
Location
- Certainty
- Uncertain (22% of scholarship) · 8 other possible locations
- Coordinates
- 35.457° N, 43.263° E
Glossary entries
Alternative names
- אֶלָּסָרEllasar
Mentions
- In those days Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of Goiim
- …against Chedorlaomer king of Elam, Tidal king of Goiim, Amraphel king of Shinar, and Arioch king of Ellasar—four kings against five.