Genesis 11:4
The Scripture
(4) And they said, Go to, let us build us a city and a tower, whose top may reach unto heaven; and let us make us a name, lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth.
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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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Deuteronomy 1:28Deuteronomy 9:1Daniel 4:11Daniel 4:22II Samuel 8:13Psalms 49:11Psalms 49:12Psalms 49:13Proverbs 10:7Daniel 4:30John 5:44Genesis 11:8
Related verses (shared words)
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