Place
Shinar
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Summary
The Babylonian plain of Nimrod's kingdom and Babel's tower, and the land where Zechariah's vision gives wickedness a house.
- Among the passages here, Shinar is first named in Genesis 10:10: “His kingdom began in Babylon, Erech, Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.”
- The record places Shinar in Lower Mesopotamia.
- 8 verses name Shinar, in 5 books.
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In Scripture
- Verses
- 8
- Books
- 5
Where it is
- Region
- Lower Mesopotamia
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- Region
Shinar in Scripture
8 verses name it, in 5 books
Open a book to read its mentions here. Text: Berean Standard Bible.
First namedGenesis 10:10His kingdom began in Babylon, Erech, Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.Last namedZechariah 5:11“To build a house for it in the land of Shinar,” he told me. “And when it is ready, the basket will be set there on its pedestal.”
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Old Testament5 books · 8 mentions
Genesis4 mentions
- Genesis 10:10His kingdom began in Babylon, Erech, Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.
- Genesis 11:2And as people journeyed eastward, they found a plain in the land of Shinar and settled there.
- Genesis 14:1In those days Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of Goiim
- Genesis 14:9against Chedorlaomer king of Elam, Tidal king of Goiim, Amraphel king of Shinar, and Arioch king of Ellasar—four kings against five.
Joshua1 mention
Isaiah1 mention
Daniel1 mention
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