Shinar
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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We spoke one language and had traveled east, to the land of Shinar.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 14, 2023
“For example, the court said that it could strike down a Basic Law if it impinges on the core nature of Israel as a Jewish and democratic state,” said Professor Shinar of Reichman University.
From New York Times ● Jul. 25, 2023
Like Calneh, the Kul-unu of the monuments, it was situated in the division of the country known as Sumir or Shinar.
From Fresh Light from the Ancient Monuments by Sayce, A. H. (Archibald Henry)
It is therefore clear, that Kingi-Ura corresponds with the whole tract, and is practically synonymous with the Biblical Shinar.
From The Old Testament In the Light of The Historical Records and Legends of Assyria and Babylonia by Pinches, Theophilus Goldridge
It was Nimrod that directed and managed—ruled, if you please—the great multitude that assembled on the Plain of Shinar.
From The Negro: what is His Ethnological Status? 2nd Ed. by Payne, Buckner H. 'Ariel'
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