Ashur

son of Shem, the second son of Shem, son of Noah, ancestor of the Assyrians in Iraq and Syria
Person human_biblical_figure Q2426606
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Ashur

Summary

Ashur is a human biblical figure[1]. He draws 108 Wikipedia views per month (human_biblical_figure category, ranking #242 of 529).[2]

Key Facts

  • Ashur's father was Shem[3].
  • Ashur is recorded as male[4].
  • Ashur's instance of is recorded as human biblical figure[5].
  • Ashur's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/025wtx[6].
  • Ashur's Rodovid ID is recorded as 78258[7].
  • Ashur's described by source is recorded as Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus[8].
  • Ashur's described by source is recorded as Orthodox Theological Encyclopedia[9].
  • Ashur's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[10].
  • Ashur's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[11].
  • Ashur's present in work is recorded as First Book of Chronicles[12].
  • Ashur's present in work is recorded as Genesis 10[13].
  • Ashur's different from is recorded as Ashur[14].
  • Ashur's sibling is recorded as Elam[15].
  • Ashur's sibling is recorded as Arpachshad[16].
  • Ashur's sibling is recorded as Lud[17].
  • Ashur's sibling is recorded as Aram[18].
  • Ashur's Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID is recorded as Assur_-_bibelsk_skikkelse[19].
  • Ashur's FactGrid item ID is recorded as Luiz Demétrio Valentini[20].
  • Ashur's WordNet 3.1 Synset ID is recorded as 08939014-n[21].

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Origins and Family

Ashur's father was Shem[3].

Why It Matters

Ashur draws 108 Wikipedia views per month (human_biblical_figure category, ranking #242 of 529).[2] He has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

FAQs

Who were Ashur's parents?

Ashur's father was Shem[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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