Genesis 10:10
And the beginning of his kingdom was Bavel, and Erech, and Akkad, and Calneh, in Eretz Shinar.
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.
In Context
11Out of that land he went forth to Ashur, and built Nineveh, and Rechovot-Ir, and Kelach,
Cross References
Genesis 11:9Therefore is the shem of it called Bavel; because Hashem did there confuse the language of kol Ha'Aretz; and from there did Hashem scatter them abroad upon the face of kol Ha'Aretz.
Isaiah 10:9Is not Kalno like Karkemish? 1 Is not Chamat like Arpad? 1 Is not Shomron like Damascus? 1
Isaiah 39:1At that time Merodach Baladan Ben Baladan Melech Bavel sent sefarim (letters) and a minchah (gift) to Chizkiyah; for he had heard that he had been sick, and had recovered.
Ezekiel 27:23Charan, and Kanneh, and Eden, the merchants of Sheva, Ashur (Assyria), and Kilmad, were thy merchants.
Amos 6:2Pass ye unto Calneh, and see; 1 and from thence go ye to great Chamat; 1 then go down to Gat of the Pelishtim (Philistines); 1 be they better than these mamlachot? 1 Or their territory more vast than your territory? 1
Micah 5:6And the She'erit Ya'akov shall be in the midst of many people 1 like tal (dew) from Hashem, like the showers upon the grass, 1 that doth not await manʼs bidding, 1 nor tarry for the bnei adam. 1
Matthew Henry on Genesis 10:7-15
6 And the sons of Ham; Cush, and Mizraim, and Phut, and Canaan. 7 And the sons of Cush; Seba, and Havilah, and Sabtah, and Raamah, and Sabtecha: and the sons of Raamah; Sheba, and Dedan. 8 And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be a mighty one in the earth. 9 He was a mighty hunter before the Lord : wherefore it is said; Even as Nimrod the mighty hunter before the Lord . 10 And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar. 11 Out of that land went forth Asshur, and… Read the whole commentary →