| John Delafield - 1857 - 132 Seiten
...wherefore it is said, ' Even as Nimrod the mighty hunter before the Lord.' And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar. And out of that land he went forth to Assyria, and builded Nineveh, and the city Rehoboth, and Calah,... | |
| William Kennett Loftus - 1857 - 480 Seiten
...four are represented, in Genesis x. 10, as giving origin to the rest : — " And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar." The position of this land of Shinar is a much disputed point, and grave discussion has arisen concerning... | |
| 1857 - 876 Seiten
...four are represented in Genesis x. 10, as giving origin to the rest : — ' And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.' " The position of this land of Shinar is a much-disputed point. Some contend that it refers to the... | |
| 1857 - 424 Seiten
...four are represented, in Genesis x. 1 0, as giving origin to the rest : — ' And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.' " The position of this land of Shinar is a much disputed point, and grave discussion has arisen concerning... | |
| Ronald L. Numbers - 1995 - 658 Seiten
...a general convulsion and inundation of this globe."1" Nimrod was the builder of the citykingdoms of "Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar" (Sumer) . The earliest inhabitants of this lower Mesopotamia!! valley were the Sumerians, and the Sumerians... | |
| Conor MacDari - 1996 - 100 Seiten
...aspect of his nature that is cryptically set forth in verse 10 which reads: "And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar." These names deal with the sex nature and generation and imply that in the beginning of man's career... | |
| Hilton Hotema - 1998 - 452 Seiten
...of Noah's sons, has a son named Cush, who appears as the father of Nimrod, "and the beginning of his (Nimrod's) kingdom was Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar" (Gen. 10). From the ancient map before us, this kingdom was located on the Euphrates river, near the... | |
| Hampton J. Keathley, 3rd - 1999 - 448 Seiten
...the Lord therefore it is said, "Like Nimrod a mighty hunter before the Lord" And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel and Erech and Accad and Calneh, in the land of Shinar (Gen. l0:8-l0). Babel is the first reference to Babylon and its beginnings. Nimrod is recorded as the... | |
| Edward Davies - 2000 - 668 Seiten
...subjects were now dispersed over the face of the earth. It is said indeed, that " The beginning of his kingdom was Babel, and Erech, and Accad and Calneh in the land of Shinar;" and it may be asked, Where was the sequel of his kingdom, if not in Assyria, namely Nineveh Calah,... | |
| Andrew Louth, Thomas C. Oden, Marco Conti - 2001 - 268 Seiten
...say,"Nimrod a mighty hunter before the Lord." And the beginning of his kingdom was Babylon, Erech, Accad and Calneh, in the land of Shinar. Out of that land went forth Assur, and built Nineveh, Rehoboth-Ir and Calah, and Resen between Nineveh and Calah: this was a great... | |
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