Lux Domini

Genesis 10:11

Out of that land went forth Asshur, and builded Nineveh, and the city Rehoboth, and Calah,
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HopeCreationFallCovenant

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Genesis 10:12Genesis 10:13Romans 8:24Revelation 21:4

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Glossary

Assyria Place

Biblical region. Modern identification: Nineveh.

Calah Place

Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Nimrud.

City People

The earliest mention of city-building is that of Enoch, which was built by Cain ( Gen. 4:17 ). After the confusion of tongues, the descendants of Nimrod founded several cities (10:10-12).

Nineveh Place

Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Nineveh.

Rehoboth-Ir Place

Broad places. (1. ) A well in Gerar dug by Isaac ( Gen. 26:22 ), supposed to be in Wady er-Ruheibeh, about 20 miles south of Beersheba. (2. ) An ancient city on the Euphrates. Modern identification: Nineveh.