Footnote 1 – Site Seeing: Land of Abraham’s Birth

Although Abraham’s presumed birthplace, “Ur of the Chaldeans” (Genesis 11:31), is often identified with the ancient city of Ur in southern Mesopotamia, many scholars consider Urfa to be a better candidate. See Hershel Shanks, “Abraham’s Ur—Is the Pope Going to the Wrong Place?” BAR, March/April 2000.