And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.
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Interpretation
Nimrod was a great man in his day; he began to be mighty in the earth, Those before him were content to be upon the same level with their neighbours, and though every man bare rule in his own house, yet no man pretended any further. Nimrod was resolved to lord it over his neighbours.
Glossary
- Accad Place
- The high land or mountains, a city in the land of Shinar. It has been identified with the mounds of Akker Kuf, some 50 miles to the north of Babylon; but this is doubtful. Modern identification: Tell Sheshubar.
- Babel Place
- Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Babylon.
- Calneh Place
- Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Nippur.
- Erech Place
- Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Uruk.
- Shinar Place
- Biblical region. Modern identification: Babylon.