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|A great Near Eastern empire ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/bofm/2-ne/17.17,%2018,%2020?lang=eng#16 2 Nephi 17:17, 18, 20]; [http://www.lds.org/scriptures/bofm/2-ne/18.4,%207?lang=eng#3 18:4, 7]; [http://www.lds.org/scriptures/bofm/2-ne/20.12?lang=eng#11 20:12]; [http://www.lds.org/scriptures/bofm/2-ne/21.11,%2016?lang=eng#10 21:11, 16])
|A great Near Eastern empire ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/bofm/2-ne/17.17,%2018,%2020?lang=eng#16 2 Nephi 17:17, 18, 20]; [http://www.lds.org/scriptures/bofm/2-ne/18.4,%207?lang=eng#3 18:4, 7]; [http://www.lds.org/scriptures/bofm/2-ne/20.12?lang=eng#11 20:12]; [http://www.lds.org/scriptures/bofm/2-ne/21.11,%2016?lang=eng#10 21:11, 16])
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'''Etymology'''
'''Etymology'''


The biblical GN, '''ASSYRIA''' is the English name of the original homeland of the people called [[ASSYRIAN|A<small>SSYRIANS</small>]]. One of the capital cities of the [[ASSYRIAN|A<small>SSYRIANS</small>]] was called Aššur, from the same root. The city and the people no doubt took their name from the name of their national deity Aššur. As has been pointed out, the biblical genealogies name “Asshur, . . . the son of Shem” ([http://scriptures.lds.org/en/1_chr/1/17#17 1 Chronicles 1:17]) as the eponymous ancestor of the [[ASSYRIAN|A<small>SSYRIANS</small>]] ([[George Reynolds|Reynolds]], ''DBM'' 85).
'''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'''

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

Notes