Genesis 10:12

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and Resen between Nineveh and Calah (the same is the great city).

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The Ancient Near East (Fertile Crescent)The ancient Near East and Fertile Crescent, from Mesopotamia to Egypt, the world of the patriarchs.

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These places trace the spread of Noah’s descendants across Mesopotamia and the Levant: Nimrod’s cities lie in Shinar and Assyria, while Canaanite settlements extend along the eastern Mediterranean and toward the Jordan valley. They frame Genesis 10’s account of post-Flood nations and their territories.

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Genesis 10:12 mentions Assyria, Babel, Calah, Canaan, Caphtor, Erech, Gaza, Gerar, Nineveh, Rehoboth-Ir, Shinar, Sidon and Zeboiim.

Photo of Assyria — Assyria · Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin FRCP(Glasg)

Photo of Calah — Calah · Staff Sgt. JoAnn Makinano

Photo of Erech — Erech · SAC Andy Holmes (RAF)