BAGHDAD – British archaeologists said Thursday they have unearthed a sprawling complex near the ancient city of Ur in southern Iraq, home of the biblical Abraham. The structure, thought to be ...

Updated Nov. 13, 2014 9:14 pm ET Share Resize Abraham, preparing to sacrifice his son, is stopped by an angel ILLUSTRATION: Mary Evans Picture Library/Everett Collection ...

The Bible places Abraham as living in "Ur of the Chaldees." The ruins near Iraq's city of Naseriya are more than 7,000 years old and were populated until about 500 BC.

The Bible describes Abraham as a native of the ancient city of Ur in Mesopotamia - modern-day south Iraq - who is called on by God to journey into the Levant where he would establish a new nation.