Place where was found Nimrod's kingdom (Gen. 10: 10), and the tower of Babel (Gen. 11: 2). Amraphel was king of Shinar (Gen. 14: 1), and Judah was carried captive there (Isa. 11: 11; Dan. 1: 2; Zech. 5: 1). The name denotes the lower part of the district between the Tigris and Euphrates, and is sometimes used as an equivalent for Babylonia.