Complete Passuk
וְשֵׁ֨ם הַנָּהָ֤ר הַשְּׁלִישִׁי֙ חִדֶּ֔קֶל ה֥וּא הַֽהֹלֵ֖ךְ קִדְמַ֣ת אַשּׁ֑וּר וְהַנָּהָ֥ר הָֽרְבִיעִ֖י ה֥וּא פְרָֽת׃
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Core Text
Core Textתָּנָא רַב יוֹסֵף: אַשּׁוּר זוֹ סְלִיקָא. וּמִי הֲוַאי אָז? אֶלָּא שֶׁכָּתַב קְרָא לֶעָתִיד.
English of Core Text: Rav Yosef taught: Ashur is Seleucia. But did it exist then? Rather, Scripture wrote it with a view to the future.
On the daf / in context: The place-name is identified with a later city; the Torah uses the later name proleptically.
Type of Learning: Custom (proleptic place-name)
What Is Learned: “Ashur” in the verse refers to a later city; the Torah names it in advance.