Genesis 10:10

Easy To Read Version

Nimrod’s kingdom spread from Babylon to Erech, Akkad, and Calneh in the land of Shinar.

Cross References

Genesis 10:9

Nimrod was a great hunter before the Lord. That is why people compare other men to Nimrod and say, “That man is like Nimrod, a great hunter before the Lord.”

Genesis 11:2

People moved from the East. [65] They found a plain in the country of Shinar. The people stayed there to live.

Genesis 11:9

That is the place where the Lord confused the language of the whole world. So that place is called Babel. [68] So the Lord caused the people to spread out from that place to all the other places on earth.

Genesis 14:1

Amraphel was the king of Shinar. Arioch was the king of Ellasar. Kedorlaomer was the king of Elam. And Tidal was the king of Goiim.

Isaiah 10:9

The city Calno is like the city Carchemish. And the city Arpad is like the city Hamath. The city Samaria is like the city Damascus.

Isaiah 11:11

At that time, my Master (God) will again reach out and take his people that are left. This will be the second time God has done this. \{(These are God’s people that are left in countries like Assyria, North Egypt, South Egypt, Ethiopia, Elam, Babylonia, Hamath, and all the faraway countries around the world.)

Isaiah 39:1

At that time, Merodach Baladan son of Baladan was king of Babylon. Merodach sent letters and a gift to Hezekiah. Merodach did this because he heard that Hezekiah had been sick.

Jeremiah 21:2

Pashhur and Zephaniah said to Jeremiah, “Pray to the Lord for us. Ask the Lord what will happen. We want to know, because Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, is attacking us. Maybe the Lord will do great things for us, like he did in the past. Maybe the Lord will make Nebuchadnezzar stop attacking us and leave.”

Jeremiah 50:1

This is the message the Lord spoke about the nation of Babylon and the Babylonian people. The Lord spoke this message through Jeremiah.

Jeremiah 50:21

The Lord says,\par “Attack the country of Merathaim!\par Attack the people living in Pekod!\par Attack them!\par Kill them and completely destroy them!\par Do everything I commanded you!\par

Ezekiel 27:23

Haran, Canneh, Eden, the merchants of Sheba, Asshur and Kilmad traded with you.

Daniel 1:2

The Lord allowed Nebuchadnezzar to defeat Jehoiakim king of Judah. Nebuchadnezzar took all of the dishes and other things from God’s temple. Nebuchadnezzar carried those things to Babylon. Nebuchadnezzar put those things in the temple of his idol gods.

Amos 6:2

Go look at Calneh. {\cf2\super [76]} \par From there, go to the large city Hamath. {\cf2\super [77]} \par Go to the Philistine city Gath.\par Are you better than these kingdoms? No.\par Their countries are larger than yours.\par

Micah 4:10

Daughter of Zion, {\cf2\super [54]} feel the pain.\par Give birth to your “baby.”\par You must go out of this city (Jerusalem).\par You will live in the field.\par I mean, you will go to Babylon.\par But you will be saved from that place.\par The Lord will go there and rescue you.\par He will take you away from your enemies.\par

Micah 5:6

They will use their swords\par and rule the Assyrians.\par They will rule the land of Nimrod {\cf2\super [65]} \par with swords in hand.\par They will use their swords\par to rule those people.\par But then \{the Ruler of Israel\}\par will save us from the Assyrians\par who will come into our land\par and trample our territory.\par

Zechariah 5:11

The angel told me, “They are going to build a house for it in Shinar. {\cf2\super [14]} After they build that house, they will put the bucket there.”