Key Verse Spotlight
Genesis 10:11 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“Out of that land went forth Asshur, and builded Nineveh, and the city Rehoboth, and Calah, {went...: or, he went out into Assyria} {the city...: or, the streets of the city}”
Genesis 10:11
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
He was a mighty hunter before the LORD: wherefore it is said, Even as Nimrod the mighty hunter before the LORD.
And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar. {Babel: Gr. Babylon}
Out of that land went forth Asshur, and builded Nineveh, and the city Rehoboth, and Calah, {went...: or, he went out into Assyria} {the city...: or, the streets of the city}
And Resen between Nineveh and Calah: the same {is} a great city.
And Mizraim begat Ludim, and Anamim, and Lehabim, and Naphtuhim,
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