Name Game
The equivalent name of Shinar in the Akkadian language and also the earliest known civilization in the region of southern Mesopotamia.
What is Sumer/Sumerians?
The two rivers bordering the land of Shinar
What are the Tigris and the Euphrates?
One of the first cities to be built after the flood. It's name means "confusion".
What is Babel (later Babylon)?
He was a mighty hunter in opposition to Jehovah
Who is Nimrod?
"Shinar" is believed to be Hebrew and to mean this:
What is "Country between two rivers"?
One of these words describe the topography of the land of Shinar: 1) mountainous 2) plain 3) vallley
What is "plain"?
This city was the second listing of four cities at Gen 10:10 as the beginning of the kingdom of a notorious ruler. It is south of Babel and North of Ur
What is Erech?
King of Shinar in southern Mesopotamia during the days of Abram. Abram overtook him and his allies and rescued Lot.
Who is Amraphel?
Later, when dominating rulers made Babylon (formerly Babel) their capital city, the land of Shinar became known as this.
What is Babylonia?
The Latin word used to describe the land formation of Shinar, which was built up by silt from the flooding Euphrates and Tigris rivers.
What is "alluvial"?
The region encompassing the land of Shinar and it's Greek name means "Land between two rivers". The Hebrew name is Aram-naharaim.
What is Mesopotamia?
In the conquest of the city of Jericho, this man found a costly garment from Shinar among other things and secretly buried them beneath his tent. (Josh 7:21)
Who is Achan?
The land of Shinar was also known as the land of this people and is used interchangeably with the Babylonians
What is the land of the Chaldeans?
The region of Mesopotamia where you would find ancient Shinar
What is southeast?
This Judean king revolted against Babylonian King Nebuchadnezzar in the third year of his vassalage and died during the siege.
Who is (King) Jehoiakim?
The land of Shinar sits almost entirely inside this modern country
What is Iraq?
This Babylonian King took as spoils from Jerusalem sacred utensils of the temple and brought them to the land of Shinar to the house of his god, Marduk (or Merodach).
Who is Nebuchadnezzar?