As people moved eastward,[a] they found a plain in Shinar[b](A) and settled there.

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  1. Genesis 11:2 Or from the east; or in the east
  2. Genesis 11:2 That is, Babylonia

And it came to pass, as they journeyed from the east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar; and they dwelt there.

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And it came to pass, as they journeyed from the east, that they found a plain in the land (A)of Shinar, and they dwelt there.

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Abram Rescues Lot

14 At the time when Amraphel was king of Shinar,[a](A) Arioch king of Ellasar, Kedorlaomer(B) king of Elam(C) and Tidal king of Goyim,

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  1. Genesis 14:1 That is, Babylonia; also in verse 9

14 And 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;

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Lot’s Captivity and Rescue

14 And it came to pass in the days of Amraphel king (A)of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of (B)Elam, and Tidal king of [a]nations,

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  1. Genesis 14:1 Heb. goyim

11 He replied, “To the country of Babylonia[a](A) to build a house(B) for it. When the house is ready, the basket will be set there in its place.”(C)

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  1. Zechariah 5:11 Hebrew Shinar

11 And 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.

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11 And he said to me, “To (A)build a house for it in (B)the land of [a]Shinar; when it is ready, the basket will be set there on its base.”

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  1. Zechariah 5:11 Babylon