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ELLASAR.—Arioch king of Ellasar was allied with Chedorlaomer in the campaign against the kings of the plain (Gen_14:1). He has been identified with Rim-sin, king of Larsa, and consequently ‘Ellasar’ is thought to be for al-Larsa, ‘the city of Larsa.’ Larsa, modern Senkereh in Lower Babylonia on the east bank of the Euphrates, was celebrated for its temple and worship of the sun-god Shamash.
C. H. W. Johns.