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General
Question
Is Abraham Iraqi?
Answer
From Ur of the Chaldees.
Discussion on Answer
With God's help, 27 Cheshvan 5780
If "Ur of the Chaldees" is the Sumerian "Ur" in central Mesopotamia, then indeed our forefather was Iraqi. However, some maintain that the "Ur of the Chaldees" from which Abraham came is "Urkesh," near Haran, in the border region of Syria and Turkey. See the Wikipedia entry "Ur of the Chaldees" and the article by Rabbi Yoel Bin-Nun, cited there in note 8.
Best regards, S. Tz. Levinauglo
To the family of our forefather.