Genesis 11:1
The Scripture
(1) And the whole earth was of one language, and of one speech.
Chapter overview (whole chapter)
In Genesis 11 the people of Babel construct a great tower that reaches toward the heavens, and God becomes displeased with their ambition. He confuses their languages, causing them to scatter across the earth, which marks the beginning of human dispersion.
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