# Shinar #

## Facts: ##

Shinar means "country of two rivers" and was the name of a plain or region in southern Mesopotamia.

* Shinar later became known as "Chaldea" and then, "Babylonia."
* Ancient peoples living in the city of Babel in the Plain of Shinar built a tall tower to try to make themselves great.
* Generations later, the Jewish patriarch Abraham lived in the city of Ur in this region, which by that time was called "Chaldea."

(Translation suggestions: [How to Translate Names](en/ta-vol1/translate/man/translate-names))

(See also: [[../other/abraham.md]], [[../other/babel.md]], [[../other/babylon.md]], [[../other/chaldeans.md]], [[../other/mesopotamia.md]], [[../other/patriarchs.md]], [[../other/ur.md]])

## Bible References: ##

* [Genesis 10:8-10](en/tn/gen/help/10/08)
* [Genesis 14:1-2](en/tn/gen/help/14/01)
* [Genesis 14:7-9](en/tn/gen/help/14/07)
* [Isaiah 11:10-11](en/tn/isa/help/11/10)
* [Zechariah 05:10-11](en/tn/zec/help/05/10)