in Ancient Geography, a citadel of Mesopotamia, situated between the Tigris and Nisibis; taken by some for Ur of the Chaldeans, the residence of Abraham. What seems to confirm this is, that from Ur to Haran, the other residence of the patriarch, the road lies direct-

ly for Palestine. And it is no objection that Ur is said to be in Mesopotamia; because the parts next the Tigris were occupied by the Chaldeans, as seems to be confirmed from Acts vii. 2, 4. It is called Orche, in Strabo; Orchoe, in Ptolemy.