Genesis 11:1-3

Common English Bible

Origin of languages and cultures

11 All people^[a] on the earth had one language and the same words. ² When they traveled east,^[b] they found a valley in the land of Shinar and settled there. ³ They said to each other, “Come, let’s make bricks and bake them hard.” They used bricks for stones and asphalt for mortar.