Maps like the one I presented give us the best guesses concerning Moses journey, based on what has been discovered about the places listed in the Bible. The Greek form Sen(n)aar shows that, at the time the Septuagint translation was made, there was no tradition that the `ayin was guttural, as the supposed Babylonian forms would lead us to expect. house of Agade was followed by nearly a cent. (2) Sargon of Agade and His Successors.Sargon of Agade, early in his reign, attacked the Elamites, but apparently Elam only fell under the dominion of the Babylonians during the time of Naram-Sin, his son, who is seemingly shown leading his troops in that region on the splendid stele bearing his name that was found at Susa. The Name and Its Etymology: The city over which Arioch (Eri-Aku) and other Babylonian kings ruled ( Genesis 14:1 ). But the heart of ancient Mesopotamia was in the northwest where the Euphrates made a huge bend at the northern portion of the Tigris as shown in the map above. Majority Standard Bible His kingdom began in Babylon, Erech, Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar. (4) Elam Becomes Predominant 2280 Years B.C.It was probably shortly after this that Kudur-Nahhunte threw off the Semitic yoke, and, invading Babylonia, brought back much spoil to Elam. Its early queen, Azag-Bau, is said to have been the wife of a wine-merchant and to have reigned 100 years. Calneh ( ) was a city founded by Nimrod, mentioned twice in the Hebrew Bible ( Genesis 10:10 & Amos 6:1 ). These maps - more than 70 of them-are some of the best of the best New Testament maps we've created so far in the growing library of maps and Bible study. ", shi'-nar (shin`ar; Senaar Sen(n)aar):1. [2] In the Book of Genesis 10:10, the beginning of Nimrod 's kingdom is said to have been "Babel [Babylon], and Erech [ Uruk ], and Akkad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar." Since they employ the same ideogram for mountain and land, their homeland is thought to have been in the NE (Caucasus) and that they were the originators of the artificial mountain-like temple-towers (see [http://biblegateway/wiki/Ziggurat, Ziggurrat ZIGGURRAT]). (12) Eridu:South of the Ur lay Eridu, or, in full, Guruduga, "the good city," wherein, apparently, lay the earthly Paradise. The history of this period has still to be discovered, but the Babylonians apparently soon shook off the Elamite yoke. ELLASAR. a.d. Syr. (4) Nippur:Some distance Southeast of Babylon lay Nippur or Niffur, now Niffer (Noufar), identified by the rabbis with the "Calneh" of Genesis 10:10. The Testimony of the Sculptures, etc., to the Race8. Genesis 10:9-12 - He was a mighty hunter before The LORD. Access 50+ premium resources. Temperament of the Inhabitants of ElamLITERATURE1. II. Isaiah 11:11 It will happen in that day that the Lord will set his hand again the second time to recover the remnant that is left of his people from Assyria, from Egypt, from Pathros, from Cush, from Elam, from Shinar, from Hamath, and from the islands of the sea. Seven years later one of his own officials, Ur-Nammu, governor of Ur, took the titles King of Sumer and Akkad and inaugurated the third dynasty of Ur (2113-2006 b.c.) As Numma or Elam apparently means "height," or the like, these names were probably applied to it on account of its mountainous nature. Wisdom lit. Having been the capital of the hero-king Gilgames, who saw the wonders of the wide world, spoke with the Babylonian Noah face to face, and almost attained immortality as a living man, it was always a place of romance. [2][3] NET Bible When the people moved eastward, they found a plain in Shinar and settled there. Another name by which it was known in early times was Ashshan, for Anshan or Anzan (Anzhan), one of its ancient cities. Poetical compositions concerning it exist, one of the most interesting being a lamentation possibly written after the invasion of Kudur-Nanchundi, when famine was rife in the city, blood flowed like water in E-ulbar, the house of Istar's oracle, and the enemy heaped up fire in all the goddess' lands as one heaps up embers.6. There seems also to have been a shrine to Nergal, god of war, which was restored by King Sin-gamil. Joshua 7:21 When I saw among the spoil a beautiful Babylonian robe, two hundred shekels of silver, and a wedge of gold weighing fifty shekels, then I coveted them and took them. [http://biblegateway/wiki/Ziggurat, Ziggurrat ZIGGURRAT]. Nebuchadrezzar (604), Evil-Merodach (561), Neriglissar (559), and Nabonidus (555-538 B.C. The Syriac Sen'ar:All these comparisons tend to show that the Babylonian equivalent of Shinar is not any of the above, and as yet has not, in fact, been found. Genesis 14:9 against Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of Goiim, and Amraphel king of Shinar, and Arioch king of Ellasar; four kings against the five. Jesus' Baptism and Temptation. "See EDEN.4. Numbers of porcupines inhabit the brushwood by the rivers and marshes. Isaiah 11:11 It will happen in that day that the Lord will set his hand again the second time to recover the remnant that is left of his people from Assyria, from Egypt, from Pathros, from Cush, from Elam, from Shinar, from Hamath, and from the islands of the sea. In each place he built a ziggurat and rebuilt fallen temples. At the same time archeological data from distinct periods of occupation e.g. Go up, Elam; attack! 1883, 44 Jen ZK ii(1885), 419; Egyptian Sangar (WMM As.u.Eur.279), Tel Amarna anar (Wkl TelAm. Isobands are a kind of contour line that here indicate confidence levels. The Bible mentions that the ark of Noah rested on the mountains of Ararat, not Mount Ararat in particular. The reference to known Babylonian cities within Shinar (Gen 10:10; 11:2) and the equation with Babylon of the Exile (Dan 1:2) makes the identification with Babylonia almost certain. Nevertheless pure Semites had settled in the country at a very early date, and it is probably on account of this that Elam is called (Genesis 10:22) a son of Shem-indeed, the many Sere inscriptions found by the French explorers at Susa show how strong their influence was. One of the chiefs of Susa about this time was Simbi-ishak. Etymology of the Name:The second of the cities founded by Nimrod, the others being Babel, Accad and Calneh (Genesis 10:10). The Principal Cities:The two principal cities were Susa or Shushan, called Susun in the native texts, and regarded as the old capital, situated on the Ulai (Karkha); and Anzan (Ashshan, Anshan), more to the Southwest. Genesis 13: 3 And Abram went up out of Egypt, he, and his wife, and all that he had, and Lot with him, into the south. It was the city of Gilgames, the half-mythical king of the earliest period, who seems to have restored the walls and temples. In Genesis 10:10 it is the district wherein lay Babel, Erech, Accad, and Calneh, cities which were the "beginning" of Nimrod's kingdom. Mountain Ranges:The Pusht-e-Kuh mountains are a series of very high parallel ranges described as "a veritable wall" between Mesopotamia and the elevated depression of the Kerkha. God came down and gave them new languages which forced them to scatter throughout the whole earth. The principal difficulty lies in the fact that what might be regarded as the non-dialectical form singar (which would alone furnish a satisfactory basis of comparison) is not found, and would, if existent, only apply to the southern portion of Babylonia. He was evidently one of the great rulers of the land. [2] This location of Shinar is evident from its description as encompassing both Babel/Babylon (in northern Babylonia) and Erech/Uruk (in southern Babylonia). It is this collection of spoils which has contributed to make the success of the French excavations at Susa what it is. 2 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. The term Sumer, used since 2350 b.c. (16) King Tammaritu's Treachery.Nevertheless Assur-bani-apli decided to replace Tammaritu, the former Elamite king, on the throne, and to this end invaded Elam. The shrine dedicated to Ishtar is apparently now represented by the ruin known as Buwariyya or "reed-mats," and so called on account of the layers of matting at intervals of 4 or 5 ft. Though this has been taken to be the Babylonian Shinar (A. H. Gardiner, Ancient Egyptian Onomastica I, 209) others interpret it as a reference to an Upper Mesopotamian Sangara (the modern Sinjar, W of Mosul), which is written a-an-a-ar in a Tell el-Amarna letter (No. After the Flood, the sons of Shem, Ham, and Japheth stayed first in the highlands of Armenia and then migrated to Shinar.[5]. Around the rulers of the Uruk dynastyEnmerkar, Lugalbanda and Gilgameshthere grew up a series of stories of the Heroic Age, the last of these being the hero of the Babylonian flood epic. Shinar was the location of Judah's exile. First Century Israel Map - Genesis 14:1 It happened in the days of Amraphel, king of Shinar, Arioch, king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer, king of Elam, and Tidal, king of Goiim. Therefore it is said, "like Nimrod, a mighty hunter before The LORD". Majority Standard Bible And as people journeyed eastward, they found a plain in the land of Shinar and settled there. The Assyrians came up with the Elamites at Der, but Te-umman feared to join issue there, and retreating, took up a strong position near his capital, Susa, with his front protected by the river Ulai. Sculpture in Shinar:The reference to the Sumerian sculptures in (7) above will have shown that the inhabitants of the Plain of Shinar possessed an art of no mean order and of some antiquity, even at the time when it first presents itself to our notice. n-H}#>!NEy$jLWfs5ax'iIN, "PE+DG)N[W(8]);$Uu%k [}*nB. Beginners Bible Guide to all 66 Bible Books, Specialized Bible Atlases, Leaders Guides. Though it eventually fell to the Medo-Persian Empire, the emergence of a new Babylon is prophesied in the book of Revelation, a final global empire to . Wheat and barley, sown in October and November, are harvested in April. As the Biblical form Shinar indicates the whole of Babylonia, it corresponds with the native (Sumerian) Kingi-Ura, rendered "Sumer and Akkad," from which, by changing "K" into "Sh" (found in Sumerian), Shinar may have been derived, but this explanation is not free from difficulties.3. It is true that from the traditional site of Pisgah the south end of the Dead Sea could not be seen. Shinar is the Hebrew name for Babylonia. Its principal peak is in the Kebir-Kuh (2,500 meters = 8,200 ft.)-a difficult range of surprising regularity. The derivation of the name is well known, Erech being the Semitic-Babylonian Uruk, from the Sumerian Unug, a word meaning "seat," probably in the sense of "residential city." ( Genesis 11:3) Among the cities were Babel (Babylon), Erech or Orech (Orchoe), Calneh or Calno (probably . Apparently the Elamites now turned their attention to regaining their military prestige, the result being that an Elamite king occupied the Babylonian throne from 939 to 934 B.C. The Population 9. These are mostly of the Parthian period, but they imply that the place was regarded as a necropolis, possibly owing to the sanctity attached to the site.LITERATURE.Schrader, KAT; Loftus, Chaldoea and Susiana, 162; Fried. Use. There is no clear place where the Bible says that Noah and his family journeyed to after the Flood. The earliest really historical reference to the Elamites as the foes of Babylonia, however, is apparently that contained in a letter from the priest Lu-enna to the priest En-e-tarzi announcing that the Elamites had invaded Lagas and carried off considerable booty. After passing to other rulers, the government of Susa fell to Ebari, father of Silhaha, during whose reign Simti-Silhak ruled in Babylonia. It was to all appearance during the 2nd millennium B.C. American Journal of Semitic Languages and Literatures 40/2, 1924, 125-133. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Shinar&oldid=1141258574, Short description is different from Wikidata, Articles containing Ancient Greek (to 1453)-language text, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 24 February 2023, at 04:30. [2] In the Book of Genesis 10:10, the beginning of Nimrod's kingdom is said to have been "Babel [Babylon], and Erech [Uruk], and Akkad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar." The Sumer. In this way the LXX read Babylonia in Isaiah 11:11 and land of Babylon in Zechariah 5:11. An Elamite contemporary of Nabonassar of Babylon was Humbanigas, 742 B.C. Daniel 8:2 I saw in the vision; now it was so, that when I saw, I was in the citadel of Susa, which is in the province of Elam; and I saw in the vision, and I was by the river Ulai. (13) The Land of the Sea:The Land of the Sea (that bordering on the Persian Gulf), in which, seemingly, the Chaldeans afterward settled, seems to have played an important part in the early history of Shinar. Kudur-mabuk, son of Simti-Silhak, was at this time adda ("father," probably meaning protector) of Emutbalu and the West-Amurru, the land of the Amorites, whither marched Chedorlaomer and Amraphel, with their allies, in the time of Abraham (Genesis 14). I have stopped all of Media's sighing. The Elamite king took refuge in the mountains, and Merodach-baladan had to resist the Assyrians unaided. rulers, with but brief intervals, until conquered by Cyrus the Persian in 539 b.c. (13) Te-umman and the Elamite See d-royal; Assyria's Triumph.This king, who is described by Assur-bani-apli as being in the likeness of an evil spirit, immediately set to work to secure the death of all the sons of Urtaku and Umman-aldase (Humba-Haldasu II), his brother; and these princes, five in number, with 60 of the royal seed of Elam, fled and sought refuge with the Assyrian king. Blog. The Shinar, Babylonian/Assyrian regions are much closer to the proposed Gihon River. Ancient Mesopotamia. Nur-Addi and Rim-Anum, kings of Larsa (Elassar), were his vassals. Genesis 14:8 The king of Sodom, and the king of Gomorrah, and the king of Admah, and the king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (the same is Zoar) went out; and they set the battle in array against them in the valley of Siddim; Genesis 14:9 against Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of Goiim, and Amraphel king of Shinar, and Arioch king of Ellasar; four kings against the five. After receiving the Ab-e-Diz and the Belad-Rud at Kut-e-Bende-Kir, it becomes an important waterway, navigable as far as Shuster. The ancient language of the region is called Akkadian, named after the city of Akkad, one of the cities founded by Nimrod in Shinar ( Genesis 10:10 ). This action on the part of the Elamites, however, did not save the people from Assyrian vengeance, for Sennacherib invaded and ravaged the country from Ras to Bit-Burnaki. Jeremiah 49:35 Thus says Yahweh of Armies: Behold, I will break the bow of Elam, the chief of their might. This is supported by the fact that Jebel Usdum, the salt mountain at the southwest corner of the Dead Sea, still bears the name of Sodom, Usdum being simply another form of the word. the same as the Galilee of the Goiim ( Isa 9:1; RSV "nations"). But from the point of view of Palestine, it must mean some part of the great valley of Coele-Syria (Biqa'a). Sumerian and Other Equivalents4. The positions of the rulers of Elam and Babylonia were now changed, and the kings of Babylon had to acknowledge Elamite suzerainty. The System Employed, with an Example1. Lack of identification, however, does not necessarily indicate mythical origin of the name.See ASTRONOMY, sec. It was renowned for its temple to the moon, and for the kings known as the dynasty of Ur: Sur-Engur, Dungi, Bur-Sin, Gimil-Sin, and Ibi-Sin. In 1819 an area of 2,000 square miles about the delta of the Indus sank beneath the level of the sea, so that the tops of the houses were barely seen above the water. Here the Chaldeans, with their Elamite allies, were defeated, and the Elamite cities plundered and destroyed. Oppert places the plain (or, as he calls it, the "valley") of Dura to the southeast of Babylon, in the vicinity of the mound of Dowair or Duair , where was found the pedestal of a huge statue. The Languages of Elam 12. Visiting Home for the Last Time. was influential since the same script was taken over for use in the Sem. Hebrew inar is equivalent to the Egyptian Sngr and Hittite anar(a), all referring to southern Mesopotamia. This was the place where migrants from the E settled and built the city and tower of Babel ( 11:2 ). The Last Week of Jesus' Life. Some have sought identification with Gilgamesh, the flood hero of Babylonia (Skinner, Driver, Delitzsch); others with a later Kassite king (Haupt, Hilprecht), which is quite unlikely; but the most admissible correspondence is with Marduk, chief god of Babylon, probably its historic founder, just as Asshur, the god of Assyria, appears in verse 11 as the founder of the Assyrian empire (Wellhausen, Price, Sayce). The longest historiographic text is the Curse of Agade which city was seen to have been destroyed by the Guti as punishment for its evil by the gods using international military forces. Tarr of Cornell University has recently described the effect of an earthquake on the shores of Alaska, in which there was a change of level of 47 ft.More probably (see ARABAH; DEAD SEA) there has been a rise in the waters of the Dead Sea since Abraham's time, caused by the encroachment upon the original area of evaporation by the deltas which have been pushed into the main part of the depression by the Jordan, and various smaller streams descending from the highlands on either side. Strabo (xi.13, 1, 6), quoting Nearchus, speaks of "four bandit nations" who occupied the mountains East of the Euphrates-the Amardians or Mardians on the Persian border, the Uxians, and Elymeans on the borders of Persia and Susa, and the Cosseans (Kassites) by the Medes.
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