In the Book of Genesis, what was the name of the plain where the Tower of Babel was built, which later became the site of Babylon?
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Correct answer: Plain of Shinar
Genesis 11:2 states that as people moved eastward, they found a plain in Shinar and settled there. This is historically and biblically identified as the territory of Babylonia.
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