Shinar is the biblical name for the plain where the tower of Babel rose, and in my reading it ties together Genesis, Sumer, Nimrod and a Mexican pyramid.
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.
On The Tower of Babel and Confirming the Nimrod - Osiris - Orion - Apollo Connection the discussion starts from Genesis 11, with the people gathered in the plains of Shinar under Nimrod's leadership, and argues that the tower needed such a large, flat area because of the immense size of its base.
On Chedorlaomer killed the Nephilim Amraphel is king of Shinar in Genesis 14:1, one of the kings in the war of Chedorlaomer.
On The origin of Nimrod Genesis 10:10 puts the first centers of Nimrod's kingdom, Babylon, Uruk, Akkad and Kalneh, in Shinar, and I note that Shinar may reflect Shanghara, a designation of Kassite Babylonia.
On Daniel my chapter table has Nebuchadnezzar bringing the young nobles to Shinar in Daniel 1.
On Sumer: The First Known Civilization Sumer is also known as Shinar and Chaldea.
Benner on the name: the word is not Hebrew in origin, and if the "sh" becomes "s" and the "n" becomes "m", Shinar turns into Samar.
On Genesis contains a history of Atlantis he pairs "all was a plain without hill or elevation" from the Indian legend with the Bible's plain in the land of Shinar, and notes that both builders used brick.
In The Oldest Son of Noah he concludes that the dispersion on the plains of Shinar signifies the breaking up of the tongues of one people under vast spaces of time.
Dowling has Jesus tarry seven days in the plains of Shinar with Ashbina, the greatest sage of Assyria, meditating on the needs of men.
For every page I tagged with Shinar, see the Shinar tag archive.
1. The ruined Babylon was near, and Jesus and the sage went through her gates and walked among her fallen palaces.2. They trod the streets where Israel once was held in base captivity.3. They saw where Judah's sons and daughters hung their harps upon the willows, and refused to sing.4. They saw where Daniel and the Hebrew children stood as living witnesses of faith.5. And Jesus lifted up his hand and said, Behold the grandeur of the works of man!6. The king of Babylon destroyed the temple of the Lord in old Jerusalem; he burned the holy city, bound in chains my people and my kin, and brought them here as slaves.7. But retribution comes; for whatsoever men shall do to other men the righteous Judge will do to them.8. The sun of Babylon has gone down; the songs of pleasure will be heard no more within her walls.9. And every kind of creeping thing and unclean bird will, in these ruins, find their homes.10. And in the temple Belus, Jesus and Ashbina stood in silent thought.11. Then Jesus spoke and said, Behold this monument of folly and of shame.12. Man tried to shake the very throne of God, and he assayed to build a tower to reach to heaven, when, lo, his very speech was snatched away, because in lofty words he boasted of his power.13. And on these heights the heathen Baal stood--the god wrought out by hands of man.14. Upon yon altar, birds, and beasts, and men, yea children have been burned in awful sacrifice to Baal.15. But now the gory priests are dead; the very rocks have shuddered and have fallen down; the place is desolate.16. Now, in the plains of Shinar Jesus tarried yet for seven days, and, with Ashbina, meditated long upon the needs of men, and how the sages could best serve the coming age.17. Then Jesus went his way, and after many days he crossed the Jordan to his native land.
"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;"
"With Chedorlaomer the king of Elam, and with Tidal king of nations, and Amraphel king of Shinar, and Arioch king of Ellasar; four kings with five."
Also known as Shinar and Chaldea, this civilization arose between theTigris and Euphrates rivers in the area known today as Iraq, which derived its name from the ancientSumerian city of Uruk.
Also known as Shinar and Chaldea, this civilization arose between theTigris and Euphrates rivers in the area known today as Iraq, which derived its name from the ancientSumerian city of Uruk.
I might continue this list, but I have given enough to show that all the Atlantean races once spoke the same language, and that the dispersion on the plains of Shinar signifies that breaking up of the tongues of one people under the operation of vast spaces of time.
The discussion begins with Genesis 11, where the earth had one language, and the people gathered in the plains of Shinar under Nimrod's leadership.
The tower's construction in the plains of Shinar was necessary due to the immense size of the base, which required a large, flat area.
"They found a plain in the land of Shinar, and they dwelt there," says the Bible.
Genesis 10:10-12 states: "The first centers of his kingdom were Babylon, Uruk, Akkad, and Kalneh, in Shinar.
Moreover, the association of Cush, Nimrod's father, with the Kassites and the mention of Shinar possibly reflecting Shanghara—a designation of Kassite Babylonia—indicates the utilization of Babylonian traditions originating in the later second millennium BC.
Amraphel, king of Shinar;
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;
With Chedorlaomer the king of Elam, and with Tidal king of nations, and Amraphel king of Shinar, and Arioch king of Ellasar; four kings with five.
According to the story, a united human race (Atlanteans) speaking a single language and migrating eastward, comes to the land of Shinar (שִׁנְעָר).
"They found a plain in the land of Shinar, and they dwelt there," says the Bible
And they began to build, and in the fourth week they made brick with fire, and the bricks served them for stone, and the clay with which they cemented them together was asphalt which comes out of the sea, and out of the fountains of water in the land of Shinar.
"All was a plain without hill or elevation," says the Indian legend."They found a plain in the land of Shinar, and they dwelt there," says the Bible.
"And they set out from the east and they found a valley in the land of Shinar and they settled there." (Genesis 11:2).
When the "sh" in Shinar is changed to a "s" and the "n" is changed to a "m" you have Samar which is "Samaria" another common name for Mesopotamia.
They build a house (Temple of Cholula) for it in the land of Shinar (America).
1And the whole earth was of one language, and of one speech.2And it came to pass, as they journeyed from the east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar; and they dwelt there.3And they said one to another, Go to, let us make brick, and burn them throughly.
1Now these are the generations of the sons of Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth: and unto them were sons born after the flood.2The sons of Japheth; Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras.3And the sons of Gomer; Ashkenaz, and Riphath, and Togarmah.4And the sons of Javan; Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.5By these were the isles of the Gentiles divided in their lands; every one after his tongue, after their families, in their nations.6And the sons of Ham; Cush, and Mizraim, and Phut, and Canaan.7And the sons of Cush; Seba, and Havilah, and Sabtah, and Raamah, and Sabtecha: and the sons of Raamah; Sheba, and Dedan.8And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be a mighty one in the earth.9He was a mighty hunter before the LORD: wherefore it is said, Even as Nimrod the mighty hunter before the LORD.10And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.11Out of that land went forth Asshur, and builded Nineveh, and the city Rehoboth, and Calah,12And Resen between Nineveh and Calah: the same is a great city.13And Mizraim begat Ludim, and Anamim, and Lehabim, and Naphtuhim,14And Pathrusim, and Casluhim, (out of whom came Philistim,) and Caphtorim.15And Canaan begat Sidon his firstborn, and Heth,16And the Jebusite, and the Amorite, and the Girgasite,17And the Hivite, and the Arkite, and the Sinite,18And the Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite: and afterward were the families of the Canaanites spread abroad.19And the border of the Canaanites was from Sidon, as thou comest to Gerar, unto Gaza; as thou goest, unto Sodom, and Gomorrah, and Admah, and Zeboim, even unto Lasha.20These are the sons of Ham, after their families, after their tongues, in their countries, and in their nations.21Unto Shem also, the father of all the children of Eber, the brother of Japheth the elder, even to him were children born.22The children of Shem; Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram.23And the children of Aram; Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Mash.24And Arphaxad begat Salah; and Salah begat Eber.25And unto Eber were born two sons: the name of one was Peleg; for in his days was the earth divided; and his brother's name was Joktan.26And Joktan begat Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazar-maveth, and Jerah,27And Hadoram, and Uzal, and Diklah,28And Obal, and Abimael, and Sheba,29And Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab: all these were the sons of Joktan.30And their dwelling was from Mesha, as thou goest unto Sephar a mount of the east.31These are the sons of Shem, after their families, after their tongues, in their lands, after their nations.32These are the families of the sons of Noah, after their generations, in their nations: and by these were the nations divided in the earth after the flood.