Noach 10:11 · unit 1
TT #69 · Parashas Noach · Sixth Aliyah · Passuk 10:11
The Complete Passuk
מִן־הָאָ֥רֶץ הַהִ֖וא יָצָ֣א אַשּׁ֑וּר וַיִּ֙בֶן֙ אֶת־נִ֣ינְוֵ֔ה וְאֶת־רְחֹבֹ֥ת עִ֖יר וְאֶת־כָּֽלַח׃
From that land Ashur went forth and built Nineveh, Rehoboth-ir, and Calah.
Chabad.org — 10:11
Source Citation
Torah Temimah points to Rav Yosef (Yoma 10a).
Sefaria — Yoma 10a
E-Daf image — Yoma 10a (size=3)
Core Text of Chazal
Core Text
יָצָא אַשּׁוּר — תָּנָא רַב יוֹסֵף: אַשּׁוּר זוֹ סְלִיקָא.
English: “Ashur went forth” — Rav Yosef taught: Ashur is Seleucia.
What Is Learned
Ashur is identified with Seleucia.