And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength because of thine enemies, that thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd he wrote in the king Ahasuerus' name, and sealed it with the king's ring, and sent letters by posts on horseback, and riders on mules, camels, and young dromedaries:
Esther
HistoryAll that were numbered of the Levites, which Moses and Aaron numbered at the commandment of the LORD, throughout their families, all the males from a month old and upward, were twenty and two thousand.
Numbers
Law / MosesAnd when the Syrians saw that they were smitten before Israel, they gathered themselves together.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanLike as a lion that is greedy of his prey, and as it were a young lion lurking in secret places.
Psalms
PoetryAnd I was afraid, and went and hid thy talent in the earth: lo, there thou hast that is thine.
Matthew
GospelsIn the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in the second month, the seventeenth day of the month, the same day were all the fountains of the great deep broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened.
Genesis
LawNow the children of Israel after their number, to wit, the chief fathers and captains of thousands and hundreds, and their officers that served the king in any matter of the courses, which came in and went out month by month throughout all the months of the year, of every course were twenty and four thousand.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd Abner the son of Ner, and the servants of Ish-bosheth the son of Saul, went out from Mahanaim to Gibeon.
2 Samuel
HistoryIf we let him thus alone, all men will believe on him: and the Romans shall come and take away both our place and nation.
John
Gospels / JohnThen they had swallowed us up quick, when their wrath was kindled against us:
Psalms
PoetryI will surely assemble, O Jacob, all of thee; I will surely gather the remnant of Israel; I will put them together as the sheep of Bozrah, as the flock in the midst of their fold: they shall make great noise by reason of the multitude of men.
Micah
Minor Prophets / MicahHowbeit many of them which heard the word believed; and the number of the men was about five thousand.
Acts
History / LukeTherefore is the name of it called Babel; because the LORD did there confound the language of all the earth: and from thence did the LORD scatter them abroad upon the face of all the earth.
Genesis
LawThe leaves thereof were fair, and the fruit thereof much, and in it was meat for all: the beasts of the field had shadow under it, and the fowls of the heaven dwelt in the boughs thereof, and all flesh was fed of it.
Daniel
Major Prophets / DanielAnd this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and in all judgment;
Philippians
Pauline EpistlesAnd thou shalt make bars of shittim wood; five for the boards of the one side of the tabernacle,
Exodus
Law / MosesWait on the LORD, and keep his way, and he shall exalt thee to inherit the land: when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd when Saul enquired of the LORD, the LORD answered him not, neither by dreams, nor by Urim, nor by prophets.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelAnd Jonathan stripped himself of the robe that was upon him, and gave it to David, and his garments, even to his sword, and to his bow, and to his girdle.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelAnd he put all upon Aaron's hands, and upon his sons' hands, and waved them for a wave offering before the LORD.
Leviticus
Law / MosesAnd king Solomon raised a levy out of all Israel; and the levy was thirty thousand men.
1 Kings
HistoryEvery man praying or prophesying, having his head covered, dishonoureth his head.