However, since their earliest settlements were in the S others assume that they came from the E by sea, which may explain why, like the Semites who were also in the same area, they were not reinvigorated by periodic fresh immigration. In the land of Shinar; i.e. Upe or Upia, the Greek Opis, apparently obtained renown at a very early date, its kings being given in the great chronological list before those of Kis. Luke describes the "generations of Christ" in Chapter 3 of Luke's Gospel, beginning with Jesus himself and tracing backwards through his "earthly father" Joseph all the way to Adam. Copyright 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. [2][3] ( Genesis 11:3 ) Among the cities were Babel (Babylon), Erech or Orech (Orchoe), Calneh or Calno (probably Niffer ), and Accad, the site of which is unknown. 2. As the Biblical form Shinar indicates the whole of Babylonia, it corresponds with the native (Sumerian) Kingi-Ura, rendered "Sumer and Akkad," from which, by changing "K" into "Sh" (found in Sumerian), Shinar may have been derived, but this explanation is not free from difficulties. (Tel Ibrahim), which once had kings of its own, and possessed a special legend of the Creation. as well as for the non-Sem. Accordingly, he proposed that Shinar was in Upper Mesopotamia, but acknowledged that the Bible gives important evidence that it was in the south. Kish took over hegemony from Uruk until a stronger family at Ur, Mesannipada and his son Aanipadda (c. 2550) with links with Mari in the N, held sway. find your name in the bible code free. A period of splendor under the Sem. Uruk (3300-3100 b.c.) The name given, in the earliest Hebrew records, to Babylonia, later called Babel, or the land of Babel (babhel, 'erets babhel). The Chinese affinities seem less close, but the following may be quoted: a(y)a "father," Chinese ye (Amoy ia); ge, "night," Chinese ye; gu, "to speak," Chinese yu; shu, "hand," Chinese sheu; kin, "business," Chinese kung, "work"; etc. The texts detail the range of its gods, rituals and religious practices as well as its incipient sciences (medicine, astronomy, mathematics and technology). In Genesis 10:10 it is the district wherein lay Babel, Erech, Accad, and Calneh, cities which were the "beginning" of Nimrod's kingdom. 3:9). regime at Isin and Larsa Ur lost its control of the economy, and a bid to regain its independence from Samu-iluna, son of Hammurabi, resulted in the destruction of the city. After the Flood the king list declares that kingship was let down again from heaven, first in Kish. Seventy-eight kings held sway in Kish, Ur, Uruk (Erech), Mari and other named cities. South of Fara lay Unuga, Semitic Uruk, the Biblical ERECH (which see), now Warka. It is said to have been in Sippara (Sippar) that Ut-napistim, the Babylonian Noah, buried the records before entering the ark. The royal graves found at Ur belong to this dynasty and bear witness to the wealth of this time. The coming of the Flood was revealed to Ut-napistim here. the ideal land of unholiness, where the world power first arrayed itself against God in the attempt at Babel. The Shinar Directive serves as a kingdom intelligence briefing for God's people in the twenty-first century.On the ancient plains of Shinar, an evil was born: The first world king, the prototype transhuman, the ultimate despot, the Son of Perdition--Nimrod. lumpy scalp after hair transplant. Shinar is further mentioned in Joshua 7:21; Isaiah 11:11; Daniel 1:2; and Zechariah 5:11, as a general synonym for Babylonia. (15) Upe or Upia (Opis):Upe or Upia, the Greek Opis, apparently obtained renown at a very early date, its kings being given in the great chronological list before those of Kis. B. the academic study of the dating of events in the Hebrew Bible. In Genesis 14:1,9, King Amraphel rules Shinar. The reference to known Babylonian cities within Shinar (Gen 10:10; 11:2) and the equation with Babylon of the Exile (Dan 1:2) makes the identification with Babylonia almost certain. The States of Shinar:At the earliest period to which our records refer the Sumerians of Shinar were divided into a number of small states, of which the following may be regarded as the principal:(1) Sippar:Sippar or Sippar-Aruru (-Ya'ruru), possibly including Accad (Genesis 10:10), some distance Southwest of Bagdad. At the earliest period to which our records refer the Sumerians of Shinar were divided into a number of small states, of which the following may be regarded as the principal: Sippar or Sippar-Aruru (-Ya'ruru), possibly including Accad (Genesis 10:10), some distance Southwest of Bagdad. 2. Gen 11:1-4. As one of its early kings, Berosus mentions Alorus, "the shepherd of the people," as having reigned for 10 sari, or 36,000 years. This northern identification might suit Genesis 14:1 but is of itself not evidence for it. )(10) Larsa:Somewhat to the Southeast of Warka lay Larsa, the "Ellasar" of Genesis 14:1 (which see). (country of two rivers ), the ancient name of the great alluvial tract through which the Tigris and Euphrates pass before reaching the sea --the tract known in later times as Chaldaea or Babylonia. In various dialects it survives on several thousand clay tablets found during excavations in Babylonia. STOP delaying to get to know the Bible better! Sumerian seems to have borrowed several words from Semitic Babylonian.7. In Egyp. history. Concise Bible Dictionary: Ancient name of the plain lying in the south between the Euphrates and the Tigris. In genesis 10.10. Biblical Names Meaning: In Biblical Names the meaning of the name Shinar is: Watch of him that sleeps. A. Daniel 1:2 The Lord gave Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand, with part of the vessels of the house of God; and he carried them into the land of Shinar to the house of his god: and he brought the vessels into the treasure house of his god. Everything points, therefore, to the Sumerians having been in Babylonia before the Semitic inhabitants. The Tower of Babel for Little Kids. The people of Shinar began to build a city with a high tower that would . As the Biblical form Shinar indicates the whole of Babylonia, it corresponds with the native (Sumerian) Kingi-Ura, rendered "Sumer and Akkad," from which, by changing "K" into "Sh" (found in Sumerian), Shinar may have been derived, but this explanation is not free from difficulties.3. Most texts were in poetic form; among them are long love poems and lamentations. 2 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. This was the place where migrants from the E settled and built the city and tower of Babel (11:2). Everything points, therefore, to the Sumerians having been in Babylonia before the Semitic inhabitants.9. W. F. Albright, Shinar-anar and Its Monarch Amraphel. Genesis 14:9 against Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of Goiim, and Amraphel king of Shinar, and Arioch king of Ellasar; four kings against the five. Writing. and religion the thought, style and manner of these early inhabitants of Babylonia was transmitted to both contemporary and later civilizations and is of importance as the background of much in Genesis 1-11. In the lit. Genesis 10:10, ESV: The beginning of his kingdom was Babel, Erech, Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar. Whether the country was in the same seemingly uncared-for state in ancient times as at present is unknown; but one cannot help admiring the courage of the original immigrants into such a district, for example, as that of Lagas. (7) Umma:Practically East of Fara lay Umma or Gisuh (or Giuh), now Jokha. Sumerian and Other Equivalents4. Shinar definition, a land mentioned in the Bible, often identified with Sumer. These deities were very numerous, and it is noteworthy that, though those with Sumerian names may be counted by hundreds, those with Semitic names are only to be reckoned by tens. David Rohl theorized that the Tower was actually located in Eridu, which was once located on the coast of the Persian Gulf, where there are ruins of a massive, ancient ziggurat worked from bitumen. [2] In the Book of Genesis 10:10, the beginning of Nimrod's kingdom is said to have been "Babel [Babylon], and Erech [Uruk], and Akkad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar." ascribes kingship first to the city of Eridu and then in turn to Badtibirra, Larak, Sippar and Shuruppak. SHINAR shn' r ( ; , ). Shur was the name of a wilderness area east of Egypt in the northern part of the Sinai peninsula. Its chief towns were Babel, Erech and Accad, and its most famous warrior was Nimrod (Gen 10:9-10; Gen 11:1-9; Gen 14:1; Isa 11:11; Dan 1:2). Bibliography T. Jacobsen, The Sumerian King-List (1939); Primitive Democracy in ancient Mesopotamia, JNES II (1943), 159-172; H. H. Frankfort, The Birth of Civilisation in the Ancient Near East (1951); S. N. Kramer, Sumerian Historiography, IEJ 3 (1953), 217-232; From the Tablets of Sumer (-History Begins at Sumer) (1956); I. Gordon, Sumerian Proverbs (1959); A. Falkenstein, Das Sumerische (1959); A. Parrot, Sumer (1960); S. N. Kramer, Sumerian Mythology (1961); Sumerian Literature, a general survey in The Bible and the Ancient Near East (1961), 249-259; C. J. Gadd, The Cities of Babylonia, CAH I/2 (1971), 93-144; S. N. Kramer, The Sumerians, Their History, Culture and Character (1963). The coming of the Flood was revealed to Ut-napistim here. Genesis 14:1 chapter context similar meaning "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;" Genesis 14:1 KJV copy save He continued the political and administrative reforms begun by his father and for forty-seven years fought the hill tribes to the N. Like his son Amar-Suen he was considered divine. No undisputed equivalent of the Heb. Comparison with the Semitic Idiom 7. The arrogant acts of Nebuchadnezzar against the kingdom of Judah paralleled the incident at the Tower of Babel. (12) Eridu:South of the Ur lay Eridu, or, in full, Guruduga, "the good city," wherein, apparently, lay the earthly Paradise. Thus Nanna(r), or Suen the later moon-god Sin, was god of Ur; An, the sky-god at Uruk, Enki(Ea) god of the deep waters and mysteries at the sea port of Eridu. It is widely considered that Shinar, where the Bible says the Babel event took place, was a territory in south Mesopotamia; and that Babel was located at Babylon. 46:9; Nah. A ziggurat, a pyramid-like structure made of mudbrick (Genesis 11:3), often had ties with pagan religions such as those of the Babylonians and Marduk. and it cometh to pass, in their journeying from the east, that they find a valley in the land of Shinar, and dwell there; YLT Genesis 11:2 Fuente: Fausset's Bible Dictionary SHINAR. Derived terms: Probably of foreign derivation. (13) The Land of the Sea:The Land of the Sea (that bordering on the Persian Gulf), in which, seemingly, the Chaldeans afterward settled, seems to have played an important part in the early history of Shinar. Around the rulers of the Uruk dynastyEnmerkar, Lugalbanda and Gilgameshthere grew up a series of stories of the Heroic Age, the last of these being the hero of the Babylonian flood epic. SHINAR shn r (; , ). 11 And it shall come to pass in that day, that the Lord shall set his hand again the second time to acquire the remnant of his people which shall be left, from Assyria, and from Egypt, and from Pathros, and from Cush, and from Elam, and from Shinar, and from Hamath, and from the islands of the sea. The name inar occurs eight times in the Hebrew Bible, in which it refers to Babylonia. (16) Other Well-known Cities:Other well-known cities, possibly state-capitals, were Larak, Greek Laranche; Amarda, one of the centers of the worship of Nergal; Asnunna, a province East of the present Bagdad; Dilmu, now Dailem; Nuru, Ennigi, and Kakra, seemingly centers of the worship of Hadad; Tilmun, at the head of the Persian Gulf, and including the island of Bahrein; the province of Sabu; Seseb or Bagdadu, possibly the modern Bagdad; and several others.10. In 11:2 Shinar is described as the land of the plain where migrants from the East settled, and founded Babel, the city, and its great tower. Eannatum was followed by Urukagina who by social reforms and legislation sought to curb the growing bureauracy which bore hardly on the poor, the widows and the fatherless. This will not only give an idea of the poetical form of the Sumerian legend of the Creation by Merodach and Aruru, but also show how short and concise, as a language, was the speech of Shinar, before Semitic supremacy.T. Shinar means the "land of two rivers" in Hebrew (derived from shene nahar), similar to Mesopotamia in Greek. In 11:2 Shinar is described as the land of the plain where migrants from the East settled, and founded Babel, the city, and its great tower. 27:10; 30:5; 38:5; Jer. In Babylon, the Son of Perdition devised the Shinar Directive: the enslaving of humanity . The Sumerians Probably in Shinar before the Semites: Though there is no certain indication which race entered Shinar first, it is to be noted that Nimrod, presumably Shinar's first king and the founder of its great cities, was a son of Cush (Genesis 10:8), and the name of Shinar seems to have existed before the foundation of Babel (Babylon) and its tower (Genesis 11:2). It may be suspected that Shinar was the name by which the Hebrews originally knew the lower Mesopotamian country where they so long dwelt, and which Abraham brought with him from "Ur of the Chaldees. [2] Orr, James, M.A., D.D. South and a little West of Adab was Surippak, now Fara. (Tel Ibrahim), which once had kings of its own, and possessed a special legend of the Creation. Possible Babylonian Form of the Name: Though sometimes identified with the Babylonian Sumer, the connection of Shinar with that name is doubtful. Don't have an account? Meanwhile a contemporary, Gudea of Lagash, marched to Syria and Anatolia and brought back building materials to embellish his own city. It is said to have been in Sippara (Sippar) that Ut-napistim, the Babylonian Noah, buried the records before entering the ark. [2] This location of Shinar is evident from its description as encompassing both Babel/Babylon (in northern Babylonia) and Erech/Uruk (in southern Babylonia). Its chief towns were Babel, Erech and Accad, and its most famous warrior was Nimrod ( Genesis 10:9-10; Genesis 11:1-9; Genesis 14:1; Isaiah 11:11; Daniel 1:2). The nominal and verbal roots of the above extract from the bilingual account of the Creation are in capitals, and the pronominal prefixes and suffixes, with a couple of lengthenings which determine the pronunciations of the nouns, in small letters. Biblical names for the southern part of ancient Mesopotamia [Iraq] include Shinar (ancient Sumer ), Chaldea, and Babylon, and for the northern area, Assyria. (5) Adab:Adab, now called Bismaya, the city of Mah, the goddess of reproduction. Since many bilingual texts survive, there is much evidence for the language and through it of early Sumer. In 11:2 Shinar is described as the land of the plain where migrants from the East settled, and founded Babel, the city, and its great tower. And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel, Erech, Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar. Nabonassar and his successors seem to have contented themselves with the title "king of Babylon," rule in the city implying also the dominion over the whole country. (2) Kes:About 18 miles North of Babylon lay Kes, now Oheimer-a foundation which seems to have preceded Babylon as the capital of Shinar. Amar-Suen, who died of infection from a foot ailment, was buried in the Royal Cemetery at Ur with his fathers. His descendants, if of pure race, inherited the divine grace which he enjoyed. As the Biblical form Shinar indicates the whole of Babylonia, it corresponds with the native (Sumerian) Kingi-Ura, rendered "Sumer and Akkad," from which, by changing "K" into "Sh" (found in Sumerian), Shinar may have been derived, but this explanation is not free from difficulties. New International Version (NIV), [http://biblegateway/wiki/Ziggurat, Ziggurrat ZIGGURRAT]. And in the Hebrew Bible, Babylon is characterized by its arrogance - (Genesis 1:28, 9:1, Isaiah 14:13-14, 63:12-14, Jeremiah 32:20). Ur-Nammus code of laws is the oldest to have yet survived in a land which was renowned for its tradition and continuity of ideas. (See Gudea's remarkable statue in the Louvre. Later on came Evedoreschus, the native Enwe-duran-ki, renowned as a priest favored by the gods. Detailed definition: The ancient name for the territory later known as Babylonia or Chaldea. General Editor. I. The Semites of Babylonia were to all appearance thick-set and muscular, but the Sumerians, notwithstanding the stumpy figures which their statues and bas-reliefs show, seem to have been slim--in any case, their warriors, in the better basreliefs, as well as the figures of the god Nin-Girsu (formerly known as "the god with the firestick"), and the engraved cylinders, have this type. As the people journeyed from the east, they found a plain in the land of Shinar and settled there. Genesis 11:2 It happened, as they traveled east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar, and they lived there. For the rest, the principal differences between Sumerian and Semitic Babylonian are: (1) post-positional suffixes instead of prepositions; (2) verbs with long strings of prefixes and infixes to express the persons and regimens, instead of a prefix and a suffix; (3) compound words, both nouns and verbs, are common instead of being exceedingly rare. The enduring archaeological question, therefore, is where the Tower of Babel was built. Isaiah 11:11 It will happen in that day that the Lord will set his hand again the second time to recover the remnant that is left of his people from Assyria, from Egypt, from Pathros, from Cush, from Elam, from Shinar, from Hamath, and from the islands of the sea. Please enter your email address associated with your Salem All-Pass account, then click Continue. I awoke and I thought about the vision; a flying roll in the land of Shinar. Blog. Creating an account allows you to access more features and content such as: Often, however, the equivalent term for Babylonia is Ehi, probably an abbreviation of Eridu, and here standing for the land belonging to that sacred city-"the good city," a type of Paradise, Babylonia being, in fact, situated upon the edinu, or "plain. Though sometimes identified with the Babylonian Sumer, the connection of Shinar with that name is doubtful. Thus Nimrod, the founder of a kingdom in the land of the Babylonians, is a king of African descenta son of Ethiopia. 1. He was a mighty hunter before the LORD; therefore it is said, "Like Nimrod the mighty hunter before the LORD.". includes essays, one, like Job, discussing human suffering. 1 And the whole earth was of one language, and of one speech. ANET 1950), 27-59, 159. Shushan. Ruins of the ziggurat and temple of the god Nabu at Borsippa, Babylonia, Iraq. Chinese and Turkish, however, have had time to pass through many changes since Sumerian was current in Shinar. Some Assyriologists considered inar a western variant or cognate of umer (Sumer), with their original being the Sumerians' own name for their country, ki-en-gi(-r), but this is "beset with philological difficulties". Belonging to Babylon, also, was the renowned city Borsippa, now Birs, or the Birs Nimroud, the traditional site of the Tower of Babel.See BABEL, TOWER OF. ", 7. This will not only give an idea of the poetical form of the Sumerian legend of the Creation by Merodach and Aruru, but also show how short and concise, as a language, was the speech of Shinar, before Semitic supremacy. The land of Shinar is referenced eight times in the Old Testament ( Genesis 10:10; 11:2; 14:1, 9; Joshua 7:21; Isaiah 11:11; Daniel 1:2; Zechariah 5:11 ), always in connection to the geographical location of Babylonia. According to Berosus, who calls it Pantabiblion, one of its earliest kings was Amelon or Amillarus, who reigned 13 sari, or 46,800 years. It reveals their GREAT WALK from the WEST which eventually STOPPED in the land we today call China. The early peoples who migrated into the Tigris-Euphrates valley called themselves the blackheaded peoples. Their place of origin is unknown and has given rise to various theories. king list written c. 2150 b.c. By the time of the invasion of Canaan, Shinar was a hot spot It was a place of considerable importance, and the seat of the worship of Enlil and Ninlil, later, also, of their son Ninip and his spouse (see CALNEH). Indeed, after this dynasty no other kings classed themselves as gods in Mesopotamia. The Sumerians Probably in Shinar before the Semites:Though there is no certain indication which race entered Shinar first, it is to be noted that Nimrod, presumably Shinar's first king and the founder of its great cities, was a son of Cush (Genesis 10:8), and the name of Shinar seems to have existed before the foundation of Babel (Babylon) and its tower (Genesis 11:2). After the flood, God told Noah and his family to go out and fill the entire Earth with people. And they said, Go to, let us build us a city and a tower, whose top may . The Classical period (2700-2150 b.c.). To show this the following transcribed example will probably suffice: 13. Mizraim means "double." Tribes of the double Egypt (upper and lower Egypt), called the land of Ham, came from him (Ps. Berosus speaks of its king Ammenon, who reigned 12 sari, or 43,200 years, and in whose time the Musarus Oannes, or Annedotus, arose out of the Persian Gulf. 6th century BC. Shinar in the Bible Meaning: watch of him that sleeps Exact Match Gen 10:10 Tools And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar. The ancient Israelites, under Moses, passed through this location after they crossed the Red Sea. Start for FREE. Some distance Southeast of Babylon lay Nippur or Niffur, now Niffer (Noufar), identified by the rabbis with the "Calneh" of Genesis 10:10. And they had brick for stone, and slime had they for morter. If you want a modern-day reference,. The northern tract was called Akkad, after the name of its capital city (see ACCAD). It is the modern 'Abu-habbah, "father of grain." Since they employ the same ideogram for mountain and land, their homeland is thought to have been in the NE (Caucasus) and that they were the originators of the artificial mountain-like temple-towers (see [http://biblegateway/wiki/Ziggurat, Ziggurrat ZIGGURRAT]). References. From the inscriptions it would seem that the primitive language of Shinar was not Semitic, but the agglutinative idiom now named Sumerian--a tongue long regarded as Turanian, and having, it is thought, Turko-Chinese affinities--gal, "to be," Turkish ol-mak; ama (ana), "mother," Turkish ana; abba, "old man," Turkish baba, "father"; (h)e, "house," Turkish ev, etc. Hebrew inar is equivalent to the Egyptian Sngr and Hittite anar(a), all referring to southern Mesopotamia. 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