Genesis 10:11

From that land he went ¹  to Assyria, ²  where he built Nineveh, ³  Rehoboth-Ir, ⁴  Calah, ⁵ 

Nu 24:22,24; 2Ki 19:36; Ezr 4:2; Ps 83:8; Isa 37:37; Eze 27:23; Eze 32:22; Ho 14:3; Jon 1:2; Jon 3:1-10; Mic 5:6; Na 1:1; Na 2:8; Na 3:7; Zep 2:13

¹ tn The subject of the verb translated “went” is probably still Nimrod. However, it has also been interpreted that “Ashur went,” referring to a derivative power.

² tn Heb “Asshur.”

³ sn Nineveh was an ancient Assyrian city situated on the Tigris River.

⁴ sn The name Rehoboth-Ir means “and broad streets of a city,” perhaps referring to a suburb of Nineveh.

⁵ sn Calah (modern Nimrud) was located twenty miles north of Nineveh.