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Telassar

Telassar, a Mesopotamian city conquered by the Assyrians, mentioned in the context of Sennacherib's boasting.

The name Telassar means “taking away; heaping up”

PlaceOld Testament2 books2 verses

Summary

A location near Susa first mentioned at 2 Kings 19:12; only referred to as Telassar (תְּלַאשָּׂ֑ר).

Location

Identified as
Til Barsip
Certainty
Possible (35% of scholarship) · 3 other possible locations
Coordinates
36.701° N, 38.087° E
Telassar
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Glossary entries

Tel-Assar Thelasar

Alternative names

Mentions

  1. 2 Kings 19:12
    Did the gods of the nations destroyed by my fathers rescue those nations—the gods of Gozan, Haran, and Rezeph, and of the people of Eden in Telassar?
  2. Isaiah 37:12
    Did the gods of the nations destroyed by my fathers rescue those nations—the gods of Gozan, Haran, and Rezeph, and of the people of Eden in Telassar?