A region in Mesopotamia, the plain between the Tigris and Euphrates. Here the rebels against God's will built the Babel tower (Genesis 11:2-3). Famed for its wheat (Herodotus 1:193). Derived from sheni "two" and 'ar or nahar "rivers."
Bibliography Information Fausset, Andrew Robert M.A., D.D., "Definition for 'Shinar' Fausset's Bible Dictionary". bible-history.com - Fausset's; 1878.