Genesis 11:1-3
1599 Geneva Bible
11 6 The building of Babel was the cause of the confusion of tongues. 10 The age and generation of Shem unto Abram. 31 Abram’s departure from Ur with his father Terah, Sarai and Lot. 32 The age and death of Terah.
1 Then the whole earth was of one language and one speech.
2 And [a]as [b]they went from the [c]East, they found a plain in the land of [d]Shinar, and there they abode.
3 And they said one to another, Come, let us make brick and burn it in the fire, so they had brick for stone, and slime had they instead of mortar.
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- Genesis 11:2 In the year one hundred and thirty after the flood.
- Genesis 11:2 To wit, Nimrod and his company.
- Genesis 11:2 That is, from Armenia where the Ark stayed.
- Genesis 11:2 Which was afterward called Chaldea.
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