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# Shinar #
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## Facts: ##
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Shinar means "country of two rivers" and was the name of a plain or region in southern Mesopotamia.
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* Shinar later became known as "Chaldea" and then, "Babylonia."
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* Ancient peoples living in the city of Babel in the Plain of Shinar built a tall tower to try to make themselves great.
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* 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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(Translation suggestions: [How to Translate Names](https://git.door43.org/Door43/en-ta-translate-vol1/src/master/content/translate_names.md))
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(See also: [abraham](../other/abraham.md) **·** [babel](../other/babel.md) **·** [babylon](../other/babylon.md) **·** [chaldeans](../other/chaldeans.md) **·** [mesopotamia](../other/mesopotamia.md) **·** [patriarchs](../other/patriarchs.md) **·** [ur](../other/ur.md))
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## Bible References: ##
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* [Genesis 10:8-10](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/gen/10/08)
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* [Genesis 14:1-2](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/gen/14/01)
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* [Genesis 14:7-9](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/gen/14/07)
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* [Isaiah 11:10-11](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/isa/11/10)
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* [Zechariah 05:10-11](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/zec/05/10)
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