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Genesis 11:1-3
Names of God Bible
Genesis 11:1-3
Names of God Bible
The Tower of Babel
11 The whole world had one language with a common vocabulary. 2 As people moved toward the east,[a] they found a plain in Shinar [Babylonia] and settled there.
3 They said to one another, “Let’s make bricks and bake them thoroughly.” They used bricks as stones and tar[b] as mortar.
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- Genesis 11:2 Or “from the east.”
- Genesis 11:3 Or “bitumen.”
Genesis 11:1-3
New International Version
Genesis 11:1-3
New International Version
The Tower of Babel
11 Now the whole world had one language(A) and a common speech. 2 As people moved eastward,[a] they found a plain in Shinar[b](B) and settled there.
3 They said to each other, “Come, let’s make bricks(C) and bake them thoroughly.” They used brick instead of stone,(D) and tar(E) for mortar.
Footnotes
- Genesis 11:2 Or from the east; or in the east
- Genesis 11:2 That is, Babylonia
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