Biblical Region
Shinar in the Bible
Shinar is a region mentioned in 8 verses across 5 books of the Bible. Known today as Babylon.
Verses
8
Books
5
Confidence
Very High
Coordinates
32.5433, 44.4222
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Key Verses About Shinar
“Erech”Genesis 10:10 (KJV)
“as they traveled east”Genesis 11:2 (KJV)
“king of Shinar”Genesis 14:1 (KJV)
“and Tidal king of Goiim”Genesis 14:9 (KJV)
“and two hundred shekels of silver”Joshua 7:21 (KJV)
Bible Verses Mentioning Shinar
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- Geographic data from OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Map tiles by OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0).
- Image: Radomir Vrbovsky.