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The same name traced across the biblical canon and the Second Temple texts, side by side.
Shinar
The old name for the land of Babylon. The tower of Babel went up there, and much later it was the heart of Nebuchadnezzar's empire.
First, in plain English
The old name for the land of Babylon. The tower of Babel went up there, and much later it was the heart of Nebuchadnezzar's empire.
Who this is
Shinar is the ancient name for the region of Babylon, the setting for the tower of Babel and later for Nebuchadnezzar's empire, tying the Old Testament's first and last major confrontations with Babylonian pride to the same geography.
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The word
H8152
Where it appears
- Genesis 10:10
- Genesis 11:2
- Genesis 14:1
- Genesis 14:9
- Joshua 7:21
- Isaiah 11:11
- Daniel 1:2
- Zechariah 5:11
