And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.
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- Accad Place
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The high land or mountains, a city in the land of Shinar. It has been identified with the mounds of Akker Kuf, some 50 miles to the north of Babylon; but this is doubtful. Modern identification: Tell Sheshubar.
- Babel Place
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Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Babylon.
- Calneh Place
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Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Nippur.
- Erech Place
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Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Uruk.
- Shinar Place
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Biblical region. Modern identification: Babylon.