Genesis 10:10

Genesis 10:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.
• New International Version (NIV)The first centers of his kingdom were Babylon, Uruk, Akkad and Kalneh, in Shinar.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The beginning of his kingdom was Babel, Erech, Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel, Erech, Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.

Context of Genesis 10:10

8Cush was the father of Nimrod; he began to be a valiant warrior on the earth. 9He was a mighty hunter before the Lord. (That is why it is said, “Like Nimrod, a mighty hunter before the Lord.”) The primary regions of his kingdom were Babel, Erech, Akkad, and Calneh in the land of Shinar. 11From that land he went to Assyria, where he built Nineveh, Rehoboth-Ir, Calah, 12and Resen, which is between Nineveh and the great city Calah.

Genesis 10:10 word by word

וַתְּהִ֨י רֵאשִׁ֤ית מַמְלַכְתּוֹ֙ בָּבֶ֔ל וְאֶ֖רֶךְ וְאַכַּ֣ד וְכַלְנֵ֑ה בְּאֶ֖רֶץ שִׁנְעָֽר׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the beginningרֵאשִׁיתrê'shîyth · first: beginningH7225
• of his kingdomמַמְלָכָהmamlâkâh · kingdomH4467
• was Babelבָּבֶ֫ל, בָּבֶלbâbel · BabylonH894
• and Erechאֶ֫רֶךְ'erek · ErechH751
• and Accadאַכַּד'akkad · AccadH390
• and Calnehכַּלְנֵ֑הkalneh kalnêh kalnô · CalnehH3641
• in the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• of Shinarשִׁנְעָרshin‛âr · ShinarH8152

Cross-references for Genesis 10:10

• Jeremiah 50:21The Lord says, “Attack the land of Merathaim and the people who live in Pekod! Pursue, kill, and completely destroy them! Do just as I have commanded you!
• Micah 5:6They will rule the land of Assyria with the sword, the land of Nimrod with a drawn sword. Our king will rescue us from the Assyrians should they attempt to invade our land and try to set foot in our territory.
• Genesis 11:9That is why its name was called Babel – because there the Lord confused the language of the entire world, and from there the Lord scattered them across the face of the entire earth.
• Isaiah 39:1At that time Merodach-Baladan son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters and a gift to Hezekiah, for he heard that Hezekiah had been ill and had recovered.
• Micah 4:10Twist and strain, Daughter Zion, as if you were in labor! For you will leave the city and live in the open field. You will go to Babylon, but there you will be rescued. There the Lord will deliver you from the power of your enemies.
• Isaiah 10:9Is not Calneh like Carchemish? Hamath like Arpad? Samaria like Damascus?
• Amos 6:2They say to the people: “Journey over to Calneh and look at it! Then go from there to Hamath-Rabbah! Then go down to Gath of the Philistines! Are they superior to our two kingdoms? Is their territory larger than yours?”
• Genesis 11:2When the people moved eastward, they found a plain in Shinar and settled there.
• Genesis 14:1At that time Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Kedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of nations
• Isaiah 11:11At that time the sovereign master will again lift his hand to reclaim the remnant of his people from Assyria, Egypt, Pathros, Cush, Elam, Shinar, Hamath, and the seacoasts.
• Daniel 1:2Now the Lord delivered King Jehoiakim of Judah into his power, along with some of the vessels of the temple of God. He brought them to the land of Babylonia to the temple of his god and put the vessels in the treasury of his god.
• Zechariah 5:11He replied, “To build a temple for her in the land of Babylonia. When it is finished, she will be placed there in her own residence.”

Commentaries on Genesis 10:10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10The beginning of his kingdom was Babel - בבל babel signifies confusion; and it seems to have been a very proper name for the commencement of a kingdom that appears to have been founded in apostasy from God, and to have been supported by tyranny, rapine, and oppression. In the land of Shinar - The same as mentioned Genesis 11:2. It appears that, as Babylon was built on the river Euphrates, and the tower of Babel was in the land of Shinar, consequently…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6-20Verses 6-20 - XXXII. Ham 6. מצרים mı̂tsrayı̂m “Mitsraim.” מצר mētser “straitness, limit, pressure.” מצור mātsôr “distress, siege, mound, bulwark; Egypt.” מצרים mı̂tsrayı̂m “perhaps double Egypt, lower and upper.” פוּט pûṭ “Put, troubled.” 7. סבא sebā' “Seba, drinking (man, Ethiopian).” סבתה sabtâh “Sabtah.” רעמה ra‛mâh “Ramah, shaking, trembling.” סבתכא sabtekā' “Sabtekha.” שׁבא shēbā' “Sheba, captive?” דדן dedān “Dedan, going slowly?” 8. נמרד…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-14Verses 8-14 Nimrod was a great man in his day; he began to be mighty in the earth, Those before him were content to be upon the same level with their neighbours, and though every man bare rule in his own house, yet no man pretended any further. Nimrod was resolved to lord it over his neighbours. The spirit of the giants before the flood, who became mighty men, and men of renown, Ge 6:4, revived in him. Nimrod was a great hunter. Hunting then was the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10-12His kingdom: This is the region around the Tigris and Euphrates rivers in southern Mesopotamia. This kingdom eventually expanded into northern Mesopotamia (Assyria). Babylon is the most important city because it played a key role in the story of the tower of Babel (see 11:4 and study note). Erech, known as ancient Uruk, is now Warka in southern Iraq (see Ezra 4:9–10). Accad, once called Agade, is north of Babylon and was home to the famous ruler Sargon…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1010. the beginning of his kingdom--This kingdom, of course, though then considered great, would be comparatively limited in extent, and the towns but small forts.Read the comment

Topics related to Genesis 10:10

• Accad
• Assyria
• Babylon
• Calneh
• Cities
• Erech
• Ham
• Rulers

In the dictionaries

• Babel
• Shinar
• Accad
• Arabia
• Babylon, kingdom of
• Calneh
• Canaanites
• Dodanim
• Erech
• Gihon

Commentaries on Genesis 10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings