Ur /ɜːʳ/ (
also Ur of the Chal‧dees) /ˌɜːr əv ðə kælˈdiːz $ -kɔːl-/
a city in ancient Mesopotamia (modern Iraq), which existed from about 3500 BC to about the 6th century BC. According to the Old Testament of the Bible,
Abraham was born there. ⇒
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