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Shinar
32.5433°N, 44.4222°E
About
another name for Babylonia
In Scripture (8 references)
Genesis
Genesis 10:10 The beginning of his kingdom was Babel, Erech, Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar. Genesis 11:2 As they traveled from the east, they found a plain in the land of Shinar, and they lived there. Genesis 14:1 In the days of Amraphel, king of Shinar; Arioch, king of Ellasar; Chedorlaomer, king of Elam; and Ti... Genesis 14:9 against Chedorlaomer king of Elam, Tidal king of Goiim, Amraphel king of Shinar, and Arioch king of ...
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