WebbEnglish Standard Version 21 when I saw among the spoil a beautiful cloak from Shinar, and 200 shekels of silver, and a bar of gold weighing 50 shekels,3 then I coveted them and took them. And see, they are hidden in the earth inside my tent, with the silver underneath.” Read more Explain verse Share Show footnotes http://www.iciba.com/word?w=Babel
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WebbShinar was the flat plain built up by the mud, clay, etc., laid down by the Tigris and Euphrates rivers and was later called also “Babylonia”. 8 h Apparently this flat plain was still under water, and hence uninhabited, when Tubal-cain was working in metals, for copper objects are found in the highlands to the north of it before any signs of human habitation … WebbShinar is the region in southern Mesopotamia where Nimrod's kingdom commenced. It is also the location of the tower of Babel (Genesis 11:2). Scholars generally assume that … solutions to trash pollution
The Tower of Babel, Part 1 · Aaron Shryock
WebbThe Tower of Babel. The Tower of Babel was built soon after Noah’s flood in the plain of Shinar. The tower was constructed out of baked bricks which were most likely kiln-dried with fire, see Genesis 11:3. The builders’ purpose was to make a name for themselves by creating a city with a tower that would reach the heavens and to protect ... WebbThe Tower of Babel, described in the Old Testament (Genesis 11: 1-9), was started by descendants of Noah on the plain of Shinar in Babylonia. The builders intended the tower to reach into heaven and make a name for them. God, however, was not pleased with the people, because they were disobeying the command given to Noah to fill the earth. WebbWe will discuss the plain in this land of Shinar shortly. Figure 1: The Probable Extent of the Land of Shinar. 1 Dr. Lennart Moller, in his 4th edition of The Exodus Case, also places Shinar in this location, and he mentions local legends placing Nimrod as well as Abraham and his ancestors in the Harran plain. Shinar, Nimrod and the Tower of ... small bore ij