Erech

Town or city mentioned in 2 verses of the Bible.

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Where it appears

Genesis (1), Ezra (1)

Key verses

• Genesis 10:10 first mention — And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.
• Ezra 4:9 — Then wrote Rehum the chancellor, and Shimshai the scribe, and the rest of their companions; the Dinaites, the Apharsathchites, the Tarpelites, the Apharsites, the Archevites, the Babylonians, the Susanchites, the Dehavites, and the Elamites,

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