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Genesis 14:1

AmraphelAriochChedorlaomerTidalElamEllasarGoiimShinar
In those days Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of Goiim

2 went to war against Bera king of Sodom, Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah, Shemeber king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (that is, Zoar).

3 The latter five came as allies to the Valley of Siddim (that is, the Salt Sea ).

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BSB
In those days Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of Goiim
KJV
And it came to pass in the days of Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of nations;
WEB
In the days of Amraphel, king of Shinar; Arioch, king of Ellasar; Chedorlaomer, king of Elam; and Tidal, king of Goiim,
ASV
And it came to pass in the days of Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of Goiim,
DARBY
And it came to pass in the days of Amraphel the king of Shinar, Arioch the king of El-lasar, Chedorlaomer the king of Elam, and Tidal the king of nations,
BLB
And it came to pass in the days of Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of Goiim,
ÅB
I den tid da Amrafel var konge i Sinear, Arjok konge i Ellasar, Kedorlaomer konge i Elam, og Tideal konge over Gojim,
OTB
I de dager da Amrafel var konge i Sinear, Arjok var konge i Ellasar, Kedorlaomer var konge i Elam, og Tidal var konge over Gojim,
B1930
I den tid da Amrafel var konge i Sinear, Arjok konge i Ellasar, Kedorlaomer konge i Elam, og Tideal konge over Gojim,

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  • Genesis 10:10

    His kingdom began in Babylon, Erech, Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.

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  • Genesis 10:22

    The sons of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram.

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  • Isaiah 37:12

    Did the gods of the nations destroyed by my fathers rescue those nations—the gods of Gozan, Haran, and Rezeph, and of the people of Eden in Telassar?

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  • Genesis 11:2

    And as people journeyed eastward, they found a plain in the land of Shinar and settled there.

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  • Isaiah 11:11

    On that day the Lord will extend His hand a second time to recover the remnant of His people from Assyria, from Egypt, from Pathros, from Cush, from Elam, from Shinar, from Hamath, and from the islands of the sea.

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  • Jeremiah 25:25

    all the kings of Zimri, Elam, and Media;

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  • Daniel 1:2

    And the Lord delivered into his hand Jehoiakim king of Judah, along with some of the articles from the house of God. He carried these off to the land of Shinar, to the house of his god, where he put them in the treasury of his god.

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  • Jeremiah 49:34–39

    This is the word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah the prophet concerning Elam at the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah.

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