Erech — (Hebrew name ארך, meaning to extract, or draw out ) was an ancient city in the land of Shinar, the second city built by king Nimrod (later Amraphel) after the destruction of the Tower of Babel. The Book of Jasher 11:3 records that this city was… … Wikipedia
ERECH — (Sum. Unug; Akk. Uruk; modern Warka in Iraq), city mentioned as one of the mainstays of the kingdom of nimrod (Gen. 10:10), and perhaps referred to in Ezra 4:9. In ancient times Uruk lay on the bank of the Euphrates, approximately 40 mi. (65 km.) … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Erech — /ee rek, er ek/, n. Biblical name of Uruk. * * * or Uruk Ancient city, Mesopotamia. Located northwest of Ur on the Euphrates River, it was one of the greatest cities of Sumer and was enclosed by brickwork walls that, according to legend, were… … Universalium
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Erech — A hill in the west of Gondor, where was the Stone of Isildur. The Hill and Stone at the head of the Blackroot Vale. An ancient site at the feet of the White Mountains in Gondor, though it seems to have predated the foundation of that … J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth glossary
Erech (disambiguation) — Erech can refer to:* Erech the biblical city * Erech (Middle earth) the fictional location from J. R. R. Tolkien s writingsSee also: Uruk (disambiguation) … Wikipedia
Erech — (LXX., Orech ), length, or Moon town, one of the cities of Nimrod s kingdom in the plain of Shinar (Gen. 10:10); the Orchoe of the Greeks and Romans. It was probably the city of the Archevites, who were transplanted to Samaria by Asnapper… … Easton's Bible Dictionary
Erech — n. biblical name of Uruk; one of the cities in the kingdom of Nimrod (Biblical); city in Gondor located in the far north of the province of Lamedon (in the fictional universe of J. R. R. Tolkien) … English contemporary dictionary
Erech — E•rech [[t]ˈi rɛk, ˈɛr ɛk[/t]] n. ara bib geg Biblical name of Uruk … From formal English to slang
Erech — /ee rek, er ek/, n. Biblical name of Uruk … Useful english dictionary
