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Genesis 11:13

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Arpachshad lived after he became the father of Shelah four hundred three years, and became the father of sons and daughters.

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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.
The Journeys of Abraham and the PatriarchsThe journeys of Abraham and the patriarchs from Ur through Canaan and into Egypt.

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Babel lay in Shinar (southern Mesopotamia), while Ur and Haran

Places in this passage

Genesis 11:13 mentions Babel, Canaan, Chaldea, Haran, Shinar and Ur.

Canaan · Bahnfrend
Chaldea · M.Lubinski from Iraq,USA.
Haran · Zhengan
Shinar · Radomir Vrbovsky

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