Accad
Summary
One of the four cities in the land of Shinar that formed the beginning of Nimrod's kingdom, later giving its name to the Akkadian civilization of ancient Mesopotamia.
☩Biblical Reference
Accad is mentioned as one of four cities—along with Babel, Erech, and Calneh—that formed the beginning of Nimrod's kingdom in the land of Shinar. Its exact location remains uncertain, though various identifications have been proposed, including the remarkable ruins known as Akker-koof or Tel Nimrud, about fifty miles northwest of Babylon.
☩Historical Significance
The Akkadians were a great primitive Hamitic race who inhabited Babylonia from the earliest times. They invented the pictorial hieroglyphics that developed into the cuneiform writing system and attained a high degree of culture and civilization. The Akkadian language eventually became the learned language of Mesopotamia, similar to Latin in the West, and ancient inscriptions preserve transitions from their earlier hieroglyphics to wedge-shaped letters.
Related Verses1 mention
Genesis· 1 verse
References
- 1.John McClintock and James Strong, "Accad," in Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature, vol. I (Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887).
- 2.F. N. Peloubet & M. A. Peloubet (ed.), "Accad," in Smith's Bible Dictionary (Porter & Coates, 1884).
- 3.George Morrish, "Accad," in Morrish's Concise Bible Dictionary (George Morrish, 1898).