Genesis 11:5
The Scripture
(5) And the LORD came down to see the city and the tower, which the children of men builded.
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
Genesis 18:21Exodus 19:11Psalms 11:4Psalms 33:13Psalms 33:14Jeremiah 23:23Jeremiah 23:24John 3:13Hebrews 4:13
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