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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](en/ta-vol1/translate/man/translate-names))
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(See also: [Abraham](../other/abraham.md), [Babel](../other/babel.md), [Babylon](../other/babylon.md), [Chaldea](../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](en/tn/gen/help/10/08)
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* [Genesis 14:1-2](en/tn/gen/help/14/01)
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* [Genesis 14:7-9](en/tn/gen/help/14/07)
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* [Isaiah 11:10-11](en/tn/isa/help/11/10)
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* [Zechariah 05:10-11](en/tn/zec/help/05/10) |