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    Accad

    אַכַּד

    Accad, one of the cities in Nimrod's kingdom, likely the Akkadian city of Akkad.

    Where the story of Accad happensAccad, and 1 place the claims reach, framed to them: Accad, Shinar. Each dot is a coordinate from the gazetteer. The coastline is a modern one, simplified; no border, road or settlement of any period is drawn, and no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.AccadShinar
    Accad, and 1 place the claims reach
    verses
    1
    first named
    Genesis 10:10
    last named
    Genesis 10:10
    feature
    settlement
    coordinates
    33.03°N · 44.39°E
    settlement33.03°N · 44.39°E

    Tell Sheshubar (OpenBible)

    Scholarship offers 6 identifications for this place. The leading one is shown; the others are recorded in the gazetteer.

    Description

    Accad in the text

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    Accad is mentioned in Genesis 10:10 as one of the four cities that formed the core of Nimrod's kingdom in Shinar (Babylonia). The other cities were Babel, Erech, and Calneh. Accad is generally identified with the ancient city of Akkad, which was the capital of the Akkadian Empire founded by Sargon the Great around 2334 BC. The exact location of Akkad is unknown, but it was likely situated somewhere in northern Babylonia. The reference to Accad in Genesis 10 is part of the "Table of Nations" which describes the spread of Noah's descendants after the Flood. It shows that Nimrod, a descendant of Ham, established a powerful kingdom in Mesopotamia in the generations following the Flood.

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    Direct connections

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    Stands in the same events as

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    Where to read it

    Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — one, across 1 book.

    1. Genesis1 verse

      10:10

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