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| | UR - meaning of word |
 | | UR, Ur, or ur can refer to several things: *Informal Internet Slang contraction of ''your'', ''yours'', or ''you're'', also used in Short message service text messages *The City of Ur *Ur (continent), the first known continent *Royal Game of Ur *Ur is the name of a minor Gnostic deity. |
 | | Ur was an ancient city in southern Mesopotamia, originally located near the mouth of the Euphrates and Tigris rivers on the Persian Gulf and close to Eridu. |
 | | 7, Ur is described as the birthplace of Abraham, the largest city of Shinar or northern Chaldea, and the principal commercial centre of the country as well as the centre of political power.'' This is ''not'' in fact how Ur is described in the ''Genesis'' quotes, which are alluded to but not actually exhibited. |
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