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that is the great city.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/genesis/10.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />and Resen, which is between Nineveh and the great city of Calah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/genesis/10.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And Resen between Nineveh and Calah: the same <i>is</i> a great city.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/genesis/10.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />and Resen between Nineveh and Calah (that <i>is</i> the principal city).<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/genesis/10.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />and Resen between Nineveh and Calah; that is the great city.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/genesis/10.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />and Resen between Nineveh and Calah; that is the great city.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/genesis/10.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />and Resen between Nineveh and Calah; that is the great city.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/genesis/10.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />and Resen between Nineveh and Calah; that is the great city.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/genesis/10.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />and [Nimrod built] Resen, which is between Nineveh and Calah; all these [combined to form] the great city [Nineveh].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/genesis/10.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />and Resen, between Nineveh and the great city Calah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/genesis/10.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />and Resen, between Nineveh and the great city Calah. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/genesis/10.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />and Resen between Nineveh and Calah (the same is the great city).<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/genesis/10.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />and Resen between Nineveh and Calah (the same is the great city).<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/genesis/10.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />and Resen, the great city between Nineveh and Calah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/genesis/10.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />and Resen, which is between Nineveh and the great city of Calah. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/genesis/10.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />along with Resen, which was located between Nineveh and the great city of Calah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/genesis/10.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />and Resen, which is between Nineveh and the great city of Calah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/genesis/10.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />and Resen, which is between Nineveh and the great city Calah. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/genesis/10.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />and Resen, between Nineveh and the great city of Calah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/genesis/10.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And Resen between Nineveh and Calah: the same is a great city.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/genesis/10.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />and Resen between Nineveh and the great city Calah. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/genesis/10.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and Resen, between Nineveh and Calah; it [is] the great city.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/genesis/10.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and Resen, between Nineveh and Calah; it is the great city.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/genesis/10.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Resen between Nineveh and Calah: this a great city.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/genesis/10.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Resen also between Ninive and Chale: this is the great city. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/genesis/10.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />and also Resen, between Nineveh and Calah. This is a great city.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/genesis/10.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />as well as Resen, between Nineveh and Calah, the latter being the principal city.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/genesis/10.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Resen between Nineveh and Calah; that is the great city.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/genesis/10.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And Resen which lies between Nineveh and Calah; the same is a great city.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/genesis/10.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And Rasaan of the house of Nineva and the house of Kalakh, it is a great city.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/genesis/10.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />and Resen between Nineveh and Calah--the same is the great city.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/genesis/10.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />and Dase between Ninevi and Chalach: this is the great city.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/genesis/10-12.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7ehevn8iSgc?start=2170" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/genesis/10.htm">The Hamites</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">11</span>From that land he went forth into Assyria, where he built Nineveh, Rehoboth-Ir, Calah, <span class="reftext">12</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’eṯ- (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7449.htm" title="7449: re·sen (N-proper-fs) -- A city in Assyr. The same as recen; Resen, a place in Assyrian.">and Resen,</a> <a href="/hebrew/996.htm" title="996: bên (Prep) -- An interval, space between. ">which is between</a> <a href="/hebrew/5210.htm" title="5210: nî·nə·wêh (N-proper-fs) -- Capital of Assyr. Of foreign origin; Nineveh, the capital of Assyria.">Nineveh</a> <a href="/hebrew/996.htm" title="996: ū·ḇên (Conj-w:: Prep) -- An interval, space between. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/1419.htm" title="1419: hag·gə·ḏō·lāh (Art:: Adj-fs) -- Great. Or gadol; from gadal; great; hence, older; also insolent.">and the great</a> <a href="/hebrew/5892.htm" title="5892: hā·‘îr (Art:: N-fs) -- Excitement. Or par; or ayar; from uwr a city in the widest sense.">city</a> <a href="/hebrew/3625.htm" title="3625: kā·laḥ (N-proper-fs) -- A city in Assyr. The same as kelach; Kelach, a place in Assyria.">of Calah.</a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: hî (Pro-3fs) -- He, she, it. "></a> </span><span class="reftext">13</span>Mizraim was the father of the Ludites, the Anamites, the Lehabites, the Naphtuhites,…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/5-6.htm">Micah 5:6</a></span><br />And they will rule the land of Assyria with the sword, and the land of Nimrod with the blade drawn. So He will deliver us when Assyria invades our land and marches into our borders.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/11-11.htm">Isaiah 11:11</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zephaniah/2-13.htm">Zephaniah 2:13</a></span><br />And He will stretch out His hand against the north and destroy Assyria; He will make Nineveh a desolation, as dry as a desert.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nahum/3-1.htm">Nahum 3:1-7</a></span><br />Woe to the city of blood, full of lies, full of plunder, never without prey. / The crack of the whip, the rumble of the wheel, galloping horse and bounding chariot! / Charging horseman, flashing sword, shining spear; heaps of slain, mounds of corpses, dead bodies without end—they stumble over their dead— ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/10-9.htm">Isaiah 10:9</a></span><br />“Is not Calno like Carchemish? Is not Hamath like Arpad? Is not Samaria like Damascus?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/19-36.htm">2 Kings 19:36-37</a></span><br />So Sennacherib king of Assyria broke camp and withdrew. He returned to Nineveh and stayed there. / One day, while he was worshiping in the temple of his god Nisroch, his sons Adrammelech and Sharezer put him to the sword and escaped to the land of Ararat. And his son Esar-haddon reigned in his place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/37-37.htm">Isaiah 37:37-38</a></span><br />So Sennacherib king of Assyria broke camp and withdrew. He returned to Nineveh and stayed there. / One day, while he was worshiping in the temple of his god Nisroch, his sons Adrammelech and Sharezer put him to the sword and escaped to the land of Ararat. And his son Esar-haddon reigned in his place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/50-18.htm">Jeremiah 50:18</a></span><br />Therefore this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: “I will punish the king of Babylon and his land as I punished the king of Assyria.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/31-3.htm">Ezekiel 31:3-9</a></span><br />Look at Assyria, a cedar in Lebanon, with beautiful branches that shaded the forest. It towered on high; its top was among the clouds. / The waters made it grow; the deep springs made it tall, directing their streams all around its base and sending their channels to all the trees of the field. / Therefore it towered higher than all the trees of the field. Its branches multiplied, and its boughs grew long as it spread them out because of the abundant waters. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/6-2.htm">Amos 6:2</a></span><br />Cross over to Calneh and see; go from there to the great Hamath; then go down to Gath of the Philistines. Are you better than these kingdoms? Is their territory larger than yours?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/12-41.htm">Matthew 12:41</a></span><br />The men of Nineveh will stand at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and now One greater than Jonah is here.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/11-32.htm">Luke 11:32</a></span><br />The men of Nineveh will stand at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and now One greater than Jonah is here.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/2-9.htm">Acts 2:9-11</a></span><br />Parthians, Medes, and Elamites; residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, / Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya near Cyrene; visitors from Rome, / both Jews and converts to Judaism; Cretans and Arabs—we hear them declaring the wonders of God in our own tongues!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/18-2.htm">Revelation 18:2</a></span><br />And he cried out in a mighty voice: “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great! She has become a lair for demons and a haunt for every unclean spirit, every unclean bird, and every detestable beast.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/17-5.htm">Revelation 17:5</a></span><br />And on her forehead a mysterious name was written: BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF PROSTITUTES AND OF THE ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And Resen between Nineveh and Calah: the same is a great city.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/10-11.htm">Calah</a> <a href="/genesis/10-11.htm">City</a> <a href="/genesis/10-9.htm">Great</a> <a href="/genesis/10-11.htm">Nineveh</a> <a href="/genesis/10-11.htm">Nin'eveh</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/10-11.htm">Calah</a> <a href="/genesis/11-4.htm">City</a> <a href="/genesis/10-32.htm">Great</a> <a href="/2_kings/19-36.htm">Nineveh</a> <a href="/2_kings/19-36.htm">Nin'eveh</a><div class="vheading2">Genesis 10</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/10-1.htm">The generations of Noah.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">2. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/10-2.htm">Japheth.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/10-6.htm">Ham.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/10-8.htm">Nimrod becomes the first monarch; the descendants of Canaan.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/10-21.htm">The sons of Shem.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/10.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/genesis/10.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>and Resen</b><br>Resen is mentioned as one of the cities founded by Nimrod, a mighty hunter and ruler. The city is not as well-known as Nineveh or Calah, and its exact location remains uncertain. Some scholars suggest it may have been a smaller settlement or a suburb of Nineveh. The mention of Resen highlights the expansion and influence of Nimrod's kingdom, emphasizing the spread of civilization and urban development in the ancient Near East.<p><b>which is between Nineveh</b><br>Nineveh was one of the most prominent cities in ancient Assyria, later becoming its capital. It is frequently mentioned in the Bible, notably in the Book of Jonah, where God sends Jonah to call the city to repentance. Nineveh's location on the eastern bank of the Tigris River made it a significant center for trade and military power. The city's mention here underscores its importance even in the early post-Flood world, as it would later play a crucial role in biblical history.<p><b>and the great city of Calah</b><br>Calah, also known as Nimrud, was another major city in Assyria, located south of Nineveh. It served as the capital of the Assyrian Empire during the reign of Ashurnasirpal II in the 9th century BC. Archaeological excavations have uncovered significant artifacts and structures, providing insight into Assyrian culture and power. The description of Calah as a "great city" reflects its historical significance and the might of the Assyrian Empire, which would later become an instrument of God's judgment against Israel, as prophesied by the prophets.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/r/resen.htm">Resen</a></b><br>A city mentioned in the context of the descendants of Ham, specifically in the lineage of Nimrod. It is described as being located between Nineveh and Calah.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/n/nineveh.htm">Nineveh</a></b><br>One of the most prominent cities in ancient Assyria, later becoming the capital. It is often associated with the prophet Jonah and the repentance of its people.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/c/calah.htm">Calah</a></b><br>Another significant city in ancient Assyria, known for its archaeological remains and historical importance.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/n/nimrod.htm">Nimrod</a></b><br>A mighty hunter and a king, often associated with the founding of several cities, including Nineveh and Calah. His name is synonymous with strength and leadership.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_great_city.htm">The Great City</a></b><br>This phrase emphasizes the significance and size of the city of Resen, indicating its importance in the ancient world.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_significance_of_cities_in_god's_plan.htm">The Significance of Cities in God's Plan</a></b><br>Cities like Nineveh, Calah, and Resen played crucial roles in biblical history. They remind us that God is concerned with both individuals and communities, and He often uses cities as centers for His work and messages.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_legacy_of_leadership.htm">The Legacy of Leadership</a></b><br>Nimrod's establishment of these cities shows the lasting impact of leadership. As Christians, we are called to lead with integrity and purpose, knowing our actions can influence generations.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_redemption.htm">Repentance and Redemption</a></b><br>Nineveh's account, connected to Resen, highlights the power of repentance. No city or person is beyond God's reach, and His desire is for all to turn to Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_rise_and_fall_of_great_cities.htm">The Rise and Fall of Great Cities</a></b><br>The history of these cities serves as a reminder of the temporal nature of human achievements. Our focus should be on eternal values and God's kingdom, which will never fade.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_genesis_10.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Genesis 10</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_was_nimrod_in_the_bible.htm">Who was Nimrod in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_are_the_assyrians.htm">Who are the Assyrians?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_was_nineveh_a_3-day_journey_across.htm">Jonah 3:3 - How could Nineveh realistically be so large that it required a three-day journey to cross?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_there_evidence_of_abram's_famine.htm">Genesis 12:10: Does any external record confirm a famine severe enough to prompt Abram's journey to Egypt?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/genesis/10.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 12.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And Resen</span>, <span class="accented">i.e.</span> Nimrod, between Kalah Shergat and Kouyunjik (Kalisch); but if Calah be Nimroud, then Rosen may be Selamiyeh, a village about half way, <span class="cmt_word">between Nineveh and Calah</span>, i.e. Kouyunjik and Nimroud, <span class="accented">ut supra</span> (Layard). <span class="cmt_word">The same</span>. Rosen (Kalisch), which will suit if it was Nimroud, whose remains cover a parallelogram about 1800 feet in length and 900 feet in breadth; but others apply it to Nineveh with the other towns as forming one large composite city (Knobel, Keil, Lange, Wordsworth). <span class="cmt_word">Is a great city</span>. With this the record of Nimrod s achievements closes. It is generally supposed that Nimrod flourished either before or about the time of the building of the tower of Babel; but Prof. Chwolsen of St. Petersburg, in his 'Ueber die Ueberreste der Altbabylon-ischen <span class="accented">Literatur</span>,' brings the dynasty of Nimrod down as late as , relying principally on the evidence of an original work composed by Qut ami, a native Babylonian, and translated by Ibnwa hachijah, a descendant of the Chaldaeans, and assigned by Chwolsen to one of the earlier periods of Babylonian history, in which is mentioned the name of Nemrod, or Nemroda, as the founder of a Canaanite dynasty which ruled at Babylon (vide an excellent paper on this subject in Turner's 'Biblical and Oriental Studies,' Edin., A. and C. Black, 1876). Perhaps the hardest difficulty to explain in connection with the ordinary date assigned to Nimrod is the fact that in <a href="/genesis/14.htm">Genesis 14</a>, which speaks of the reigning monarchs in the Euphrates valley, there is no account taken of Nineveh and its king - a circumstance which has been supposed to import that the founding of the capital of Assyria could not have been anterior to the days of Abraham. But early Babylonian texts confirm what <a href="/genesis/14.htm">Genesis 14</a>. seems to imply - the fact of an Elamite conquest of Babylonia, <span class="date">B.C. 2280</span>, by Kudur-nanhundi (Kudurlagamar, the Chederlaomer of Genesis), who carried off an image of the goddess Nana from the city Erech (<span class="accented">vide</span> 'Assyrian Discoveries,' <a href="/genesis/12.htm">Genesis 12</a>; 'Records of the Past,' vol. 3.), so that this difficulty may be held to have disappeared before the light of archaeological discovery. But at whatever period Nimrod flourished, the Biblical narrative would lead us to anticipate a commingling of Hamitic and Shemitic tongues in the Euphrates valley, which existing monuments confirm (cf. 'Records of the Past,' vol. 3. p. 3). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/genesis/10-12.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">and Resen,</span><br /><span class="heb">רֶ֔סֶן</span> <span class="translit">(re·sen)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7449.htm">Strong's 7449: </a> </span><span class="str2">Resen -- a city in Assyr</span><br /><br /><span class="word">which is between</span><br /><span class="heb">בֵּ֥ין</span> <span class="translit">(bên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_996.htm">Strong's 996: </a> </span><span class="str2">An interval, space between</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Nineveh</span><br /><span class="heb">נִֽינְוֵ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(nî·nə·wêh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5210.htm">Strong's 5210: </a> </span><span class="str2">Nineveh -- capital of Assyr</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and the great</span><br /><span class="heb">הַגְּדֹלָֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(hag·gə·ḏō·lāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Adjective - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1419.htm">Strong's 1419: </a> </span><span class="str2">Great, older, insolent</span><br /><br /><span class="word">city</span><br /><span class="heb">הָעִ֥יר</span> <span class="translit">(hā·‘îr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5892.htm">Strong's 5892: </a> </span><span class="str2">Excitement</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Calah.</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּ֑לַח</span> <span class="translit">(kā·laḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3625.htm">Strong's 3625: </a> </span><span class="str2">Calah -- a city in Assyr</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/10-12.htm">Genesis 10:12 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/genesis/10-12.htm">Genesis 10:12 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/genesis/10-12.htm">Genesis 10:12 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/genesis/10-12.htm">Genesis 10:12 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/genesis/10-12.htm">Genesis 10:12 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/10-12.htm">Genesis 10:12 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/10-12.htm">Genesis 10:12 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/10-12.htm">Genesis 10:12 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/10-12.htm">Genesis 10:12 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/genesis/10-12.htm">Genesis 10:12 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/genesis/10-12.htm">OT Law: Genesis 10:12 And Resen between Nineveh and Calah (Gen. 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