Genesis 10:11

After that, Nimrod got the country called Ashur, and he built the towns called Nineveh, and Rehoboth-Ir, and Calah.

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In The King James Version

Out of that land went forth Asshur, and builded Nineveh, and the city Rehoboth, and Calah,

In Context

10Nimrod controlled the country called Babylonia, and he was the boss over the cities called Babel, and Erek, and Akad.

12Then he built a big town called Resen. It was between Nineveh and Calah.

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Cross References

Jonah 3:1Then God talked to Jonah a second time. God said,

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 →

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