Genesis 10:11

Genesis · Old Testament · Chapter 10

“Out of that land went forth Asshur, and builded Nineveh, and the city Rehoboth, and Calah,”Genesis 10:11

What Does Genesis 10:11 Mean?

Genesis 10:11 is found in the book of Genesis, chapter 10, verse 11 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 19 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.

Cross-References (19)

These passages are connected to Genesis 10:11 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.

Jonah 1:2“Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness is come up before me.”Micah 5:6“And they shall waste the land of Assyria with the sword, and the land of Nimrod in the entrances thereof: thus shall he deliver us from the Assyrian, when he cometh into our land, and when he treadeth within our borders.”Psalms 83:8“Assur also is joined with them: they have holpen the children of Lot. Selah.”Nahum 1:1“The burden of Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite.”Genesis 2:14“And the name of the third river is Hiddekel: that is it which goeth toward the east of Assyria. And the fourth river is Euphrates.”Genesis 36:37“And Samlah died, and Saul of Rehoboth by the river reigned in his stead.”Numbers 24:22“Nevertheless the Kenite shall be wasted, until Asshur shall carry thee away captive.”Numbers 24:24“And ships shall come from the coast of Chittim, and shall afflict Asshur, and shall afflict Eber, and he also shall perish for ever.”2 Kings 19:36“So Sennacherib king of Assyria departed, and went and returned, and dwelt at Nineveh.”Ezra 4:2“Then they came to Zerubbabel, and to the chief of the fathers, and said unto them, Let us build with you: for we seek your God, as ye do; and we do sacrifice unto him since the days of Esarhaddon king of Assur, which brought us up hither.”Isaiah 10:5“O Assyrian, the rod of mine anger, and the staff in their hand is mine indignation.”Isaiah 37:37“So Sennacherib king of Assyria departed, and went and returned, and dwelt at Nineveh.”Ezekiel 27:23“Haran, and Canneh, and Eden, the merchants of Sheba, Asshur, and Chilmad, were thy merchants.”Ezekiel 32:22“Asshur is there and all her company: his graves are about him: all of them slain, fallen by the sword:”Hosea 14:3“Asshur shall not save us; we will not ride upon horses: neither will we say any more to the work of our hands, Ye are our gods: for in thee the fatherless findeth mercy.”Jonah 3:1“And the word of the LORD came unto Jonah the second time, saying,”Nahum 2:8“But Nineveh is of old like a pool of water: yet they shall flee away. Stand, stand, shall they cry; but none shall look back.”Nahum 3:7“And it shall come to pass, that all they that look upon thee shall flee from thee, and say, Nineveh is laid waste: who will bemoan her? whence shall I seek comforters for thee?”Zephaniah 2:13“And he will stretch out his hand against the north, and destroy Assyria; and will make Nineveh a desolation, and dry like a wilderness.”

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