Shinar

Definition

Shinar means “country of two rivers” and was the name of a plain or region in southern Mesopotamia.

• Shinar later became known as “Chaldea” and then, “Babylonia.”
• Ancient peoples living in the city of Babel in the Plain of Shinar built a tall tower to try to make themselves great.
• Generations later, the Jewish patriarch Abraham lived in the city of Ur in this region, which by that time was called “Chaldea.”

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(See also: Abraham, Babel, Babylon, Chaldea, Mesopotamia, patriarchs, Ur)

Bible References

• Genesis 10:8-10
• Genesis 14:1
• Genesis 14:7-9
• Isaiah 11:10-11
• Zechariah 5:11

Word Data

• Strong’s: H8152