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Genesis 10:11–12

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10:11From that land he went40 to Assyria,41 where he built Nineveh,42 Rehoboth-Ir,43 Calah,4410:12and Resen, which is between Nineveh and the great city Calah.45

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  1. 40 The subject of the verb translated “went” is probably still Nimrod. However, it has also been interpreted that “Ashur went,” referring to a derivative power.
  2. 41 Heb “Asshur.”
  3. 42 Nineveh was an ancient Assyrian city situated on the Tigris River.
  4. 43 The name Rehoboth-Ir means “and broad streets of a city,” perhaps referring to a suburb of Nineveh.
  5. 44 Calah (modern Nimrud) was located twenty miles north of Nineveh.
  6. 45 Heb “and Resen between Nineveh and Calah; it [i.e., Calah] is the great city.”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

From that land he went into Assyria and built Nineveh, Rehoboth-Ir, Calah, and Resen between Nineveh and Calah; that is the great city.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

From that land he went to Assyria, where he built Nineveh, Rehoboth Ir, Calah and Resen, which is between Nineveh and Calah—which is the great city.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

From that land he went to Assyria and built Nineveh, Rehoboth-ir, Calah, and Resen, between Nineveh and the great city Calah.

NLTNew Living Translation

From there he expanded his territory to Assyria, building the cities of Nineveh, Rehoboth-ir, Calah, and Resen (the great city located between Nineveh and Calah).

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

From that land he went out to Assyria, and he built Nineveh, Rehoboth-Ir, Calah, Resen between Nineveh and Calah; that is the great city.

KJV 1900King James Version

Out of that land went forth Asshur, and builded Nineveh, and the city Rehoboth, and Calah, And Resen between Nineveh and Calah: the same is a great city.