10 And the beginning of his kingdom was [a](A)Babel, Erech, Accad, and Calneh, in the land of (B)Shinar.

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  1. Genesis 10:10 Or Babylon

10 The first centers of his kingdom were Babylon,(A) Uruk,(B) Akkad and Kalneh,(C) in[a] Shinar.[b](D)

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  1. Genesis 10:10 Or Uruk and Akkad—all of them in
  2. Genesis 10:10 That is, Babylonia

Go over to (A)Calneh and look,
And go from there to (B)Hamath the great,
Then go down to (C)Gath of the Philistines.
Are [a]they better than these kingdoms,
Or is their territory greater than yours?

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  1. Amos 6:2 Or you

Go to Kalneh(A) and look at it;
    go from there to great Hamath,(B)
    and then go down to Gath(C) in Philistia.
Are they better off than(D) your two kingdoms?
    Is their land larger than yours?

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