And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.
Genesis 11:2 - King James 2000 And it came to pass, as they journeyed from the east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar; and they dwelt there. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And it came to pass, as they journeyed from the east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar; and they dwelt there. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And as they journeyed eastward, they found a plain (valley) in the land of Shinar, and they settled and dwelt there. American Standard Version (1901) And it came to pass, as they journeyed east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar; and they dwelt there. Common English Bible When they traveled east, they found a valley in the land of Shinar and settled there. Catholic Public Domain Version And when they were advancing from the east, they found a plain in the land of Shinar, and they dwelt in it. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And when they removed from the east, they found a plain in the land of Sennaar, and dwelt in it. |
And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.
Therefore is the name of it called Babel; because the LORD did there confuse the language of all the earth: and from there did the LORD scatter them abroad upon the face of all the earth.
Then Lot chose all the plain of Jordan; and Lot journeyed east: and they separated themselves the one from the other.
And it came to pass in the days of Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of Goiim;
And it shall come to pass in that day, that the Lord shall set his hand again the second time to recover the remnant of his people, who shall be left, from Assyria, and from Egypt, and from Pathros, and from Cush, and from Elam, and from Shinar, and from Hamath, and from the coastlands of the sea.
And the Lord gave Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand, with part of the vessels of the house of God: which he carried into the land of Shinar to the house of his god; and he brought the vessels into the treasure house of his god.
And he said unto me, To build it a house in the land of Shinar: and it shall be established, and set there upon its own base.