Genesis 10:10

New American Bible - revised edition

His kingdom originated in Babylon, Erech and Accad, all of them in the land of Shinar.

Cross References

Genesis 10:9

He was a mighty hunter in the eyes of the Lord; hence the saying, “Like Nimrod, a mighty hunter in the eyes of the Lord.”

Genesis 11:2

When they were migrating from the east, they came to a valley in the land of Shinar and settled there.

Genesis 11:9

That is why it was called Babel, because there the Lord confused the speech of all the world. From there the Lord scattered them over all the earth. Descendants from Shem to Abraham.

Genesis 14:1

When Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of Goiim

Isaiah 10:9

“Is not Calno like Carchemish, Or Hamath like Arpad, or Samaria like Damascus?

Isaiah 11:11

On that day, The Lord shall again take it in hand to reclaim the remnant of his people that is left from Assyria and Egypt, Pathros, Ethiopia, and Elam, Shinar, Hamath, and the isles of the sea.

Isaiah 39:1

At that time Merodach-baladan, son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters and gifts to Hezekiah, when he heard that he had been sick and had recovered.

Jeremiah 21:2

Inquire for us of the Lord, because Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, is attacking us. Perhaps the Lord will act for us in accord with his wonderful works by making him withdraw from us.

Jeremiah 50:1

The word the Lord spoke against Babylon, against the land of the Chaldeans, through Jeremiah the prophet:

Jeremiah 50:21

Attack the land of Merathaim, and those who live in Pekod; Slaughter and put them under the ban—oracle of the Lord— do all I have commanded you.

Ezekiel 27:23

Haran, Canneh, and Eden, the merchants of Sheba, Asshur, and Chilmad,

Daniel 1:2

The Lord handed over to him Jehoiakim, king of Judah, and some of the vessels of the temple of God, which he carried off to the land of Shinar and placed in the temple treasury of his god.

Amos 6:2

Pass over to Calneh and see, go from there to Hamath the great, and down to Gath of the Philistines. Are you better than these kingdoms, or is your territory greater than theirs?

Micah 4:10

Writhe, go into labor, O daughter Zion, like a woman giving birth; For now you shall leave the city and camp in the fields; To Babylon you shall go, there you shall be rescued. There the Lord shall redeem you from the hand of your enemies.

Micah 5:6

The remnant of Jacob shall be in the midst of many peoples, Like dew coming from the Lord, like showers on the grass, Which wait for no one, delay for no human being.

Zechariah 5:11

He replied, “To build a temple for it in the land of Shinar. When the temple is constructed, they will set it there on its base.”