Bede, on Gen 11:2

“And when they removed from the east, they found a plain in the land of Sennaar, and dwelt in it.”

“And as they journeyed from the east, they found a plain in the land of Shinar and settled there. It appears from these words that even the first humans held the region of the East; thus it should be considered the head of the world, not only because the light of the stars rises from there, but also because the human race first inhabited it.”

Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.