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Immer

Immer, a place from which exiles returned to Jerusalem.

The name Immer means “saying; speaking; a lamb”

PlaceOld Testament2 books2 verses

Summary

A location near Nineveh first mentioned at Ezra 2:59; only referred to as Immer (אִמֵּר).

Location

Identified as
in Babylonia
Certainty
Widely agreed (100% of scholarship) · 1 other possible location
Coordinates
32.543° N, 44.422° E
Immer
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Glossary entries

Immer (Place)

Alternative names

Mentions

  1. Ezra 2:59
    The following came up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addan, and Immer, but they could not prove that their families were descended from Israel:
  2. Nehemiah 7:61
    The following came up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addon, and Immer, but they could not prove that their families were descended from Israel: