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'''Etymology'''
'''Etymology'''


'''ASSYRIA''' is the name of an ancient Near Eastern land located in Mesopotamia. It occurs in the [[ISAIAH|I<small>SAIAH</small>]] section of the 2 Nephi with reference to the biblical land but does not refer to a separate Book of Mormon GN or PN. The GN A<small>SSYRIA</small> may derive from one of their capitals, Assur, itself probably taken from their national god, Assur.
'''ASSYRIA''' is the name of an ancient Near Eastern land located in Mesopotamia. It occurs in the [[ISAIAH|I<small>SAIAH</small>]] section of the 2 Nephi with reference to the biblical land but does not refer to a separate Book of Mormon GN or PN. The GN '''A<small>SSYRIA</small>''' may derive from one of their capitals, Assur, itself probably taken from their national god, Assur.


'''Variants'''
'''Variants'''

Revision as of 12:17, 26 June 2013

Biblical GN 1. A great Near Eastern empire (2 Nephi 17:17, 18, 20 = Isaiah 7:17, 18, 20; 2 Nephi 18:4, 7 = Isaiah 8:4, 7; 2 Nephi 20:12 = Isaiah 10:12; 2 Nephi 21:11, 16 = Isaiah 11:11, 16)

Etymology

ASSYRIA is the name of an ancient Near Eastern land located in Mesopotamia. It occurs in the ISAIAH section of the 2 Nephi with reference to the biblical land but does not refer to a separate Book of Mormon GN or PN. The GN ASSYRIA may derive from one of their capitals, Assur, itself probably taken from their national god, Assur.

Variants

Deseret Alphabet: 𐐈𐐝𐐆𐐡𐐆𐐂 (æsɪrɪɑː)

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