10 And the beginning of his kingdom was [a](A)Babel, Erech, Accad, and Calneh, in the land of (B)Shinar.

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  1. Genesis 10:10 Or Babylon

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

And it came about, as they journeyed [a]east, that they found a plain in the land (A)of Shinar and [b]settled there.

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  1. Genesis 11:2 Or from the east
  2. Genesis 11:2 Lit dwelt

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