Genesis 10:10
ContextNETBible | The primary regions 1 of his kingdom were Babel, 2 Erech, 3 Akkad, 4 and Calneh 5 in the land of Shinar. 6 |
XREF | Ge 11:2; Ge 11:9; Ge 14:1; Isa 10:9; Isa 11:11; Isa 39:1; Jer 50:21; Da 1:2; Am 6:2; Mic 4:10; Mic 5:6; Zec 5:11 |
NET © Notes |
1 tn Heb “beginning.” E. A. Speiser, Genesis (AB), 67, suggests “mainstays,” citing Jer 49:35 as another text where the Hebrew noun is so used. 2 tn Or “Babylon.” 3 sn Erech (ancient Uruk, modern Warka), one of the most ancient civilizations, was located southeast of Babylon. 4 sn Akkad, or ancient Agade, was associated with Sargon and located north of Babylon. 5 tn No such place is known in Shinar (i.e., Babylonia). Therefore some have translated the Hebrew term כַלְנֵה (khalneh) as “all of them,” referring to the three previous names (cf. NRSV). 6 sn Shinar is another name for Babylonia. |