Genesis 10:12
“And Resen between Nineveh and Calah: the same is a great city.”
Genesis 10:12 in 7 translations
- KJVKing James Version
- And Resen between Nineveh and Calah: the same is a great city.
- DRADouay–Rheims
- Resen also between Ninive and Chale: this is the great city.
- ASVAmerican Standard Version
- and Resen between Nineveh and Calah (the same is the great city).
- DARBYDarby
- and Resen, between Nineveh and Calah: this is the great city.
- WEBThe World English Bible
- and Resen between Nineveh and Calah (the same is the great city).
- YLTYoung's Literal Translation
- and Resen, between Nineveh and Calah; it is the great city.
- BPVBiblePics Version
- and Resen, which lies between Nineveh and Calah; this is a great city.
Context: Genesis 10
10And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.
11Out of that land went forth Asshur, and builded Nineveh, and the city Rehoboth, and Calah,
12And Resen between Nineveh and Calah: the same is a great city.
13And Mizraim begat Ludim, and Anamim, and Lehabim, and Naphtuhim,
14And Pathrusim, and Casluhim, (out of whom came Philistim,) and Caphtorim.
About Genesis 10: The Nations of the Earth
This chapter lists the descendants of the three sons of Noah: Shem, Ham, and Japheth. It also describes the different nations and territories that were settled by their descendants.
Commentary
Genesis 10 is the tenth chapter of the Book of Genesis in the Hebrew Bible. It is the first of five chapters in the Table of Nations, which describes the descendants of Noah and their geographical locations. The chapter begins with a list of the sons of Noah and their descendants, who are divided into seventy nations. The chapter then goes on to describe the geographical locations of each of these nations, with particular emphasis on the descendants of Shem, Ham, and Japheth.