# 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](https://git.door43.org/Door43/en-ta-translate-vol1/src/master/content/translate_names.md))

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

## Bible References: ##

* [Genesis 10:8-10](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/gen/10/08)
* [Genesis 14:1-2](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/gen/14/01)
* [Genesis 14:7-9](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/gen/14/07)
* [Isaiah 11:10-11](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/isa/11/10)
* [Zechariah 05:10-11](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/zec/05/10)