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As´uhr
Ancient Assyria. In the OT, Assur refers to the nation or land of Assyria (Isa 10:5) or, by extension, to its eponymous ancestor (Gen 10:22; 1Chr 1:17).
Powell, Mark Allan, ed. HarperCollins Bible Dictionary. Abridged Edition. San Francisco: HarperOne, 2009.