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Shinar

8 verses · 2 known names

Also known as: Babylonish

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Verses Mentioning Shinar

  1. And the beginning of his kingdome was Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.

  2. And as they went from the East, they found a plaine in the land of Shinar, and there they abode.

  3. And in the dayes of Amraphel King of Shinar, Arioch King of Ellasar, Chedor-laomer King of Elam, and Tidal king of the nations:

  4. To wit, with Chedor-laomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of nations, and Amraphel king of Shinar, and Arioch king of Ellasar: foure Kings against fiue.

  5. I sawe among the spoyle a goodly Babylonish garment, and two hundreth shekels of siluer, and a wedge of golde of fiftie shekels weight, and I coueted them, and tooke them: and behold, they lye hid in the earth in the mids of my tent, and the siluer vnder it.

  6. And in the same day shall the Lord stretche out his hand againe the second time, to possesse the remnant of his people, (which shalbe left) of Asshur, and of Egypt, and of Pathros, and of Ethiopia, and of Elam, and of Shinear, and of Hamath, and of the yles of the sea.

  7. And ye Lord gaue Iehoiakim king of Iudah into his hand; with parte of the vessels of the house of God, which he caryed into the land of Shinar, to the house of his god, and he brought the vessels into his gods treasurie.

  8. And hee saide vnto mee, To builde it an house in the lande of Shinar, and it shall be established and set there vpon her owne place.