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Shinar in the Bible.

Shinar is a region in the Bible, its middle about 876 km (544 miles) east of Jerusalem. The King James Version names it in 8 verses, from Genesis 10:10 to Zechariah 5:11.

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About Shinar.

LXX. and Vulgate “Senaar;” in the inscriptions, “Shumir;” probably identical with Babylonia or Southern Mesopotamia, extending almost to the Persian Gulf. Here the tower of Babel was built (Gen. 11:1-6), and the city of Babylon. The name occurs later in Jewish history (Isa. 11:11; Zech. 5:11). Shinar was apparently first peopled by Turanian tribes, who tilled the land and made bricks and built cities. Then tribes of Semites invaded the land and settled in it, and became its rulers. This was followed in course of time by an Elamite invasion; from which the land was finally delivered by Khammurabi, the son of Amarpel (“Amraphel, king of Shinar,” Gen. 14:1), who became the founder of the new empire of Chaldea.

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).

People named with Shinar.

Amraphel 2Arioch 2Chedorlaomer 2Tidal 2Jehoiakim 1

Near Shinar.

All 8 verses that name Shinar.

Genesis 4

  • Genesis 10:10And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.
  • Genesis 11:2And it came to pass, as they journeyed from the east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar; and they dwelt there.
  • Genesis 14:1And it came to pass in the days of Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of nations;
  • Genesis 14:9With Chedorlaomer the king of Elam, and with Tidal king of nations, and Amraphel king of Shinar, and Arioch king of Ellasar; four kings with five.

Joshua 1

  • Joshua 7:21When I saw among the spoils a goodly Babylonish garment, and two hundred shekels of silver, and a wedge of gold of fifty shekels weight, then I coveted them, and took them; and, behold, they are hid in the earth in the midst of my tent, and the silver under it.

Isaiah 1

  • Isaiah 11:11And it shall come to pass in that day, that the Lord shall set his hand again the second time to recover the remnant of his people, which shall be left, from Assyria, and from Egypt, and from Pathros, and from Cush, and from Elam, and from Shinar, and from Hamath, and from the islands of the sea.

Daniel 1

  • Daniel 1:2And the Lord gave Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand, with part of the vessels of the house of God: which he carried into the land of Shinar to the house of his god; and he brought the vessels into the treasure house of his god.

Zechariah 1

  • Zechariah 5:11And he said unto me, To build it an house in the land of Shinar: and it shall be established, and set there upon her own base.

Questions about Shinar.

Where is Shinar in the Bible?

Shinar is a region its middle about 876 km (544 miles) east of Jerusalem. BibleLectio shows it on a painted map of the Bible’s world, with every verse that names it.

How many times is Shinar named in the Bible?

The King James Version names Shinar in 8 verses, in 5 books, from Genesis 10:10 to Zechariah 5:11.

Which people are named with Shinar in the Bible?

The verses that name Shinar also name Amraphel, Arioch, Chedorlaomer, Tidal and Jehoiakim.

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