Genesis 11:2
Genesis · Old Testament · Chapter 11
“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.”Genesis 11:2
What Does Genesis 11:2 Mean?
Genesis 11:2 is found in the book of Genesis, chapter 11, verse 2 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 8 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (8)
These passages are connected to Genesis 11:2 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Genesis 10:10“And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.”Daniel 1:2“And the Lord gave Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand, with part of the vessels of the house of God: which he carried into the land of Shinar to the house of his god; and he brought the vessels into the treasure house of his god.”Zechariah 5:11“And he said unto me, To build it an house in the land of Shinar: and it shall be established, and set there upon her own base.”Genesis 14:1“And it came to pass in the days of Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of nations;”Isaiah 11:11“And it shall come to pass in that day, that the Lord shall set his hand again the second time to recover the remnant of his people, which shall be left, from Assyria, and from Egypt, and from Pathros, and from Cush, and from Elam, and from Shinar, and from Hamath, and from the islands of the sea.”Daniel 4:30“The king spake, and said, Is not this great Babylon, that I have built for the house of the kingdom by the might of my power, and for the honour of my majesty?”Genesis 13:11“Then Lot chose him all the plain of Jordan; and Lot journeyed east: and they separated themselves the one from the other.”Genesis 11:9“Therefore is the name of it called Babel; because the LORD did there confound the language of all the earth: and from thence did the LORD scatter them abroad upon the face of all the earth.”
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