It cameabout as they journeyedeast,that they founda plainin the landof Shinarand settledthere.
The beginningof his kingdomwas Babeland Erechand Accadand Calneh,in the landof Shinar.
Now the wholeearthusedthe samelanguageand the samewords.
Thereforeits namewas calledBabel,becausetherethe LORDconfusedthe languageof the wholeearth;and from therethe LORDscatteredthem abroad overthe faceof the wholeearth.
So Lotchosefor himself allthe valleyof the Jordan,and Lotjourneyedeastward.Thus they separatedfrom eachother.
And it cameabout in the daysof Amraphelkingof Shinar,Ariochkingof Ellasar,Chedorlaomerkingof Elam,and Tidalkingof Goiim,
Then it will happenon that daythat the LordWill againrecoverthe secondtimewith His handThe remnantof His people,whowill remain,From Assyria,Egypt,Pathros,Cush,Elam,Shinar,Hamath,And from the islandsof the sea.
The LordgaveJehoiakimkingof Judahinto his hand,along with someof the vesselsof the houseof God;and he broughtthem to the landof Shinar,to the houseof his god,and he broughtthe vesselsinto the treasuryof his god.
Then he saidto me, "To builda templefor her in the landof Shinar;and when it is prepared,she will be setthereon her own pedestal."
