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

11 Out of that land came Assyria, and built Nineveh, and the [b]city Rehoboth, and Calah:

12 Resen also between Nineveh and Calah: this is a great city.

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  1. Genesis 10:10 For there was another city in Egypt, called also Babel.
  2. Genesis 10:11 Or, the streets of the city.

10 The first centers of his kingdom were Babylon,(A) Uruk,(B) Akkad and Kalneh,(C) in[a] Shinar.[b](D) 11 From that land he went to Assyria,(E) where he built Nineveh,(F) Rehoboth Ir,[c] Calah 12 and Resen, which is between Nineveh and Calah—which is the great city.

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  1. Genesis 10:10 Or Uruk and Akkad—all of them in
  2. Genesis 10:10 That is, Babylonia
  3. Genesis 10:11 Or Nineveh with its city squares