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Monday, May 29th, 2023
the Week of Proper 3 / Ordinary 8
the Week of Proper 3 / Ordinary 8
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Shinar
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A region in Mesopotamia, the plain between the Tigris and Euphrates. Here the rebels against God's will built the Βabel tower (Genesis 11:2-3). Famed for its wheat (Herodotus 1:193). Derived from sheni "two" and 'ar or nahar "rivers."
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Fausset, Andrew R. Entry for 'Shinar'. Fausset's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​fbd/​s/shinar.html. 1949.
Fausset, Andrew R. Entry for 'Shinar'. Fausset's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​fbd/​s/shinar.html. 1949.