~ And the beginning ~ 01_GEN_10_10  And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar. #, 01_GEN_49_03  Reuben, thou [art] my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength, the excellency of dignity, and the excellency of power, #,