Asur
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Historical Examples
During his siege of Asur, a conquered city that had rebelled against him, Godfrey inspired a touching act of heroism.
With Spurs of Gold Frances Nimmo Greene
noun
a variant spelling of Assur
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- Asv
American Standard Version. American Standard Version
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