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Shinab
father of changing
שִׁנְאָב shin.av
Shinab (Hebrew: שִׁנְאָב, shin.av) means “father of changing”, by traditional interpretation. It appears in 2 verses across 1 book of the Bible. In United States birth records the name is below the reporting threshold. Appears in the same passages as Amraphel.
The bearer in scripture
One person in scripture bears this name.
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Shinab
Scripture against society
The two measures, side by side
At a glance
- Verses
- 2 across 1 book
- Bearers
- 1 one person only
- Testament
- Old
- Era
- Patriarchal
Using it today
In United States birth records this name is below the reporting threshold. The Social Security Administration does not publish counts under five, so a name given to four children looks the same as one given to none.
In scripture
| Fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| First appears | Genesis 14:2 |
| Last appears | Genesis 14:8 |
| Cross-references | 28 linked passages |
Names connected to this one
- Birsha co-occurrence Appears with Birsha in Genesis 14.
- Shemeber co-occurrence Appears with Shemeber in Genesis 14.
- Bera co-occurrence Appears with Bera in Genesis 14.
- Aner co-occurrence Appears in the same passages as Aner.
- Arioch co-occurrence Appears in the same passages as Arioch.
- Eshcol co-occurrence Appears in the same passages as Eshcol.
- Mamre co-occurrence Appears in the same passages as Mamre.
- Amraphel co-occurrence Appears in the same passages as Amraphel.
Origin & meaning
A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, only mentioned at Gen.14.2
§ Shinab = "splendour of the father"
the king of Admah in the time of Abraham
Shinab was the king of Admah who, along with other kings, rebelled against Chedorlaomer, king of Elam.
The biblical story
Shinab is mentioned in Gen.14.2 as the king of Admah, one of the five cities in the Valley of Siddim (the Salt Sea or Dead Sea region). He, along with Bera king of Sodom, Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shemeber king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (Zoar), engaged in a rebellion against Chedorlaomer, the king of Elam, to whom they had been subject for twelve years. In the thirteenth year, these kings fought against Chedorlaomer and his allies in the Battle of the Valley of Siddim. The outcome of the battle is not explicitly stated for Shinab, but it is known that the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled and fell into the tar pits, while the rest fled to the mountains.
Key verses
Shinab appears in 1 verse. Here are some of the most notable:
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That these made war with Bera king of Sodom, and with Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah, and Shemeber king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela, which is Zoar.
Genesis 14:2
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Genesis (1)
- Genesis 14:2