Gen 10:10-12 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Gen 10:10-12: 10:10-12 Babylonia is the area surrounding the Tigris and Euphrates in southern Mesopotamia. This kingdom eventually reached into northern Mesopotamia ( Assyria ). • Of the cities mentioned, Babylon is most important because of its role in building the Tower of Babel (see 11:4 and study note). • Erech was ancient Uruk and is now Warka in southern Iraq (see Ezra 4:9-10 ). • Akkad was the ancient Agade north of Babylon, home of the famous ruler Sargon (2370–2295 BC ). • The location of Calneh is uncertain, though it is presumably one of Nimrod’s cities located north of Aram-naharaim in southern Mesopotamia (cp. Amos 6:2 ). • building ... Nineveh: Like Cain, Nimrod built cities (see Gen 4:17 and comments). Nineveh was an ancient Assyrian city on the east bank of the Tigris River in northern Iraq. • Rehoboth-ir was a daughter-city of Nineveh or was located nearby. • Calah is modern Tell Nimrud, south of Nineveh. • Resen is possibly modern Selamiyeh, northwest of Tell Nimrud.

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Summary for Gen 10:10-12: 10:10-12 ^a Babylonia is the area surrounding the Tigris and Euphrates in southern Mesopotamia. This kingdom eventually reached into northern Mesopotamia (Assyria).

• Of the cities mentioned, Babylon is most important because of its role in building the Tower of Babel (see 11:4 ^b and study note).

• Erech was ancient Uruk and is now Warka in southern Iraq (see Ezra 4:9-10 ^c).

• Akkad was the ancient Agade north of Babylon, home of the famous ruler Sargon (2370–2295 BC).

• The location of Calneh is uncertain, though it is presumably one of Nimrod’s cities located north of Aram-naharaim in southern Mesopotamia (cp. Amos 6:2 ^d).

• building ... Nineveh: Like Cain, Nimrod built cities (see Gen 4:17 ^e and comments). Nineveh was an ancient Assyrian city on the east bank of the Tigris River in northern Iraq.

• Rehoboth-ir was a daughter-city of Nineveh or was located nearby.

• Calah is modern Tell Nimrud, south of Nineveh.

• Resen is possibly modern Selamiyeh, northwest of Tell Nimrud.