10 The first centers of his kingdom were Babylon,(A) Uruk,(B) Akkad and Kalneh,(C) in[a] Shinar.[b](D)

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  1. Genesis 10:10 Or Uruk and Akkad—all of them in
  2. Genesis 10:10 That is, Babylonia

10 And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.

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As people moved eastward,[a] they found a plain in Shinar[b](A) and settled there.

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  1. Genesis 11:2 Or from the east; or in the east
  2. Genesis 11:2 That is, Babylonia

And it came to pass, as they journeyed from the east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar; and they dwelt there.

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