Ancient Assyrian city built by Nimrod
Resen
Named in 1 verse of Genesis, first in Genesis 10:12.
רֶ֫סֶןResen
The name means “a bridle or bit.” Hitchcock's Bible Names, 1869
About Resen Written by AI
Resen is mentioned in the Bible as one of the cities built by Nimrod, the great hunter and ruler, in Assyria. It was located between the cities of Nineveh and Calah (Gen. 10:12). The description "a great city" likely refers to Nineveh, not Resen. No other details are provided about Resen in the Bible. Its exact location is unknown, but it was likely situated in the region of ancient Assyria, in modern-day northern Iraq.
Drafted by an AI model for STEPBible's TIPNR (Tyndale House Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). Check it against the verses below.
Easton's Bible Dictionary, 1897
Head of the stream; bridle, one of Nimrod’s cities (Gen. 10:12), “between Nineveh and Calah.” It has been supposed that the four cities named in this verse were afterwards combined into one under the name of Nineveh (q.v.). Resen was on the east side of the Tigris. It is probably identified with the mound of ruins called Karamless.
M. G. Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, third edition (1897), public domain, from CrossWire. Shown as written; its Scripture quotes are from older translations.
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Where the Bible names it
- Genesis 10:12
and Resen, which is between Nineveh and the great city of Calah.
From STEPBible's TIPNR, Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0): names, family, references and the AI written article. Verse text is the BSB.