Places
Shinar
A region associated with Babel, Erech, and Accad, also ruled by Amraphel in Genesis 14.
Category
Places
First mention
Genesis 10:10
Tags
2
Genesis 10-11, 14Region
Scripture references
- Genesis 10:10
The mainstays of his empire were Babel, Erech and Accad, all of them in the land of Shinar.
- Genesis 11:2
Now, as people moved eastwards they found a valley in the land of Shinar where they settled.
- Genesis 14:1
When Amraphel king of Shinar...