Genesis 11 - Study the King James Bible

And the whole earth was of one language, and of one speech.

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was: Isaiah 19:18, Zephaniah 3:9, Acts 2:6
language: Heb. lip
speech: Heb. words
Reciprocal: Genesis 10:5 - after his Genesis 10:20 - General Genesis 11:6 - the people

And it came to pass, as they journeyed from the east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar; and they dwelt there.

from the east: or, eastward, Genesis 13:11
Shinar: Genesis 11:9, Genesis 10:10, Genesis 14:1, Isaiah 11:11, Daniel 1:2, Zechariah 5:11
Reciprocal: Daniel 4:30 - great

And they said one to another, Go to, let us make brick, and burn them throughly. And they had brick for stone, and slime had they for morter.

they said one to another: Heb. a man said to his neighbour, Go to. Genesis 11:4, Genesis 11:7, Psalms 64:5, Proverbs 1:11, Ecclesiastes 2:1, Isaiah 5:5, Isaiah 41:6, Isaiah 41:7, James 4:13, James 5:1, not as, Hebrews 3:13, Hebrews 10:24
burn thoroughly: Heb. burn to a burning
brick: Exodus 1:14, Exodus 5:7-18, 2 Samuel 12:31, Isaiah 9:10, Isaiah 65:3, Nahum 3:14
slime: Genesis 14:10, Exodus 2:3
Reciprocal: Genesis 19:32 - Come 2 Kings 5:5 - go Jeremiah 18:11 - go to

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.

whose: Deuteronomy 1:28, Deuteronomy 9:1, Daniel 4:11, Daniel 4:22
and let: 2 Samuel 8:13, Psalms 49:11-13, Proverbs 10:7, Daniel 4:30, John 5:44
lest: Genesis 11:8, Genesis 11:9, Psalms 92:9, Luke 1:51
Reciprocal: Genesis 4:17 - and he Genesis 6:4 - men of Genesis 11:3 - they said one to another Genesis 42:4 - Lest 2 Samuel 18:18 - he called 2 Chronicles 28:9 - reacheth Job 20:6 - his excellency Ecclesiastes 2:1 - Go to Ecclesiastes 2:4 - made Ecclesiastes 7:29 - they Isaiah 5:5 - go to Jeremiah 18:11 - go to Jeremiah 51:25 - O destroying Jeremiah 51:53 - mount Matthew 5:14 - a city Luke 10:15 - which Luke 14:28 - intending James 4:13 - Go to

And the LORD came down to see the city and the tower, which the children of men builded.

Genesis 18:21, Exodus 19:11, Psalms 11:4, Psalms 33:13, Psalms 33:14, Jeremiah 23:23, Jeremiah 23:24, John 3:13, Hebrews 4:13
Reciprocal: Genesis 3:9 - General Genesis 11:7 - let Genesis 31:42 - hath seen Genesis 35:13 - General Exodus 3:8 - I am Numbers 11:17 - I will come Deuteronomy 9:13 - I have Psalms 14:2 - The Lord Acts 7:34 - and am Ephesians 4:9 - he also

And the LORD said, Behold, the people is one, and they have all one language; and this they begin to do: and now nothing will be restrained from them, which they have imagined to do.

Behold: Genesis 3:22, Judges 10:14, 1 Kings 18:27, Ecclesiastes 11:9
the people: Genesis 11:1, Genesis 9:19, Acts 17:26
imagined: Genesis 6:5, Genesis 8:21, Psalms 2:1-4, Luke 1:51
Reciprocal: Genesis 19:9 - pressed Daniel 4:9 - no secret Habakkuk 2:13 - is it John 1:10 - was in Acts 2:3 - cloven Acts 14:18 - scarce

Go to, let us go down, and there confound their language, that they may not understand one another's speech.

Go to: The Hebrew word signifies, "Come," or, "make preparation," as for a journey or the execution of a purpose.
let: Genesis 11:5, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 3:22, Isaiah 6:8
confound: Job 5:12, Job 5:13, Job 12:20, Psalms 2:4, Psalms 33:10, Acts 2:4-11
may: Genesis 10:5, Genesis 10:20, Genesis 10:32, Genesis 42:23, Deuteronomy 28:49, Psalms 55:9, Jeremiah 5:15, 1 Corinthians 14:2-11, 1 Corinthians 14:23
Reciprocal: Genesis 11:3 - they said one to another Genesis 18:21 - I will go down Exodus 3:8 - I am 2 Kings 5:5 - go Ecclesiastes 2:1 - Go to Isaiah 5:5 - go to Jeremiah 18:11 - go to John 14:23 - make Acts 7:34 - and am James 4:13 - Go to

So the LORD scattered them abroad from thence upon the face of all the earth: and they left off to build the city.

Lord: Genesis 11:4, Genesis 11:9, Genesis 49:7, Deuteronomy 32:8, Luke 1:51
upon: Genesis 10:25, Genesis 10:32

Therefore is the name of it called Babel; because the LORD did there confound the language of all the earth: and from thence did the LORD scatter them abroad upon the face of all the earth.

Babel: that is, Confusion, The tower of Babel, Herodotus informs us, was a furlong or 660 feet, in length and breadth; and, according to Strabo, it rose to the same altitude. It was of a pyramidical form, consisting of eight square towers, gradually decreasing in breadth, with a winding ascent on the outside, so very broad as to allow horses and carriages to pass each other, and even to turn. This magnificent structure is so completely destroyed that its very site is doubtful; and when supposed to be discovered, in all cases exhibiting a heap of rubbish. Genesis 10:5, Genesis 10:10, Genesis 10:20, Genesis 10:31, Isaiah 13:1 - Isaiah 14:32, Jeremiah 50:1 - Jeremiah 51:64, 1 Corinthians 14:23
the face: Genesis 10:25, Genesis 10:32, Acts 17:26
Reciprocal: Genesis 11:2 - Shinar Genesis 11:4 - lest Genesis 11:8 - Lord Deuteronomy 32:8 - divided 2 Samuel 18:18 - Absalom's place 2 Kings 20:12 - Babylon Isaiah 23:13 - the Assyrian Isaiah 24:10 - of confusion Ezekiel 23:17 - Babylonians James 3:16 - there

10.

These are the generations of Shem: Shem was an hundred years old, and begat Arphaxad two years after the flood:

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Reciprocal: Genesis 2:4 - the generations 1 Chronicles 1:24 - Shem Luke 3:36 - Sem

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And Shem lived after he begat Arphaxad five hundred years, and begat sons and daughters.

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Shem: Genesis 5:4-32
begat sons: Genesis 1:28, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 9:7, Psalms 127:3, Psalms 127:4, Psalms 128:3, Psalms 128:4, Psalms 144:12
Reciprocal: Genesis 9:29 - nine Genesis 47:9 - have not

12.

And Arphaxad lived five and thirty years, and begat Salah:

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begat: Luke 3:36
Reciprocal: Genesis 5:4 - and he Genesis 10:24 - Salah 1 Chronicles 1:18 - Shelah Luke 3:35 - Sala

13.

And Arphaxad lived after he begat Salah four hundred and three years, and begat sons and daughters.

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14.

And Salah lived thirty years, and begat Eber:

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15.

And Salah lived after he begat Eber four hundred and three years, and begat sons and daughters.

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16.

And Eber lived four and thirty years, and begat Peleg:

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Eber: Genesis 10:21, Genesis 10:25, Numbers 24:24, 1 Chronicles 1:19
Peleg: Luke 3:35, Phalec

17.

And Eber lived after he begat Peleg four hundred and thirty years, and begat sons and daughters.

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Reciprocal: 1 Chronicles 1:19 - Eber Luke 3:35 - Heber

18.

And Peleg lived thirty years, and begat Reu:

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Reu: Luke 3:35, Ragau

19.

And Peleg lived after he begat Reu two hundred and nine years, and begat sons and daughters.

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20.

And Reu lived two and thirty years, and begat Serug:

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Serug: Luke 3:35, Saruch.
Reciprocal: Ecclesiastes 1:4 - One generation

21.

And Reu lived after he begat Serug two hundred and seven years, and begat sons and daughters.

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22.

And Serug lived thirty years, and begat Nahor:

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Nahor: Joshua 24:2, Nachor

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And Serug lived after he begat Nahor two hundred years, and begat sons and daughters.

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24.

And Nahor lived nine and twenty years, and begat Terah:

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Terah: Luke 3:34, Thara
Reciprocal: Genesis 31:53 - God of Abraham Genesis 47:9 - have not

25.

And Nahor lived after he begat Terah an hundred and nineteen years, and begat sons and daughters.

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Reciprocal: Genesis 24:4 - to my kindred Genesis 47:9 - have not Ezekiel 16:3 - Thy birth

26.

And Terah lived seventy years, and begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran.

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Abram: Genesis 12:4, Genesis 12:5, Genesis 22:20-24, Genesis 29:4, Genesis 29:5, Joshua 24:2, 1 Chronicles 1:26, 1 Chronicles 1:27
Reciprocal: Genesis 11:31 - took

27.

Now these are the generations of Terah: Terah begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran; and Haran begat Lot.

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Lot: Genesis 11:31, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 13:1-11, Genesis 14:12, Genesis 19:1-29, 2 Peter 2:7
Reciprocal: Genesis 11:10 - General Genesis 13:8 - brethren Genesis 14:14 - his brother Genesis 24:15 - Milcah 1 Chronicles 1:27 - Abram

28.

And Haran died before his father Terah in the land of his nativity, in Ur of the Chaldees.

Ur: Genesis 15:7, Nehemiah 9:7, Acts 7:2-4
Reciprocal: Genesis 11:31 - they went Job 1:17 - The Chaldeans Isaiah 23:13 - land

29.

And Abram and Nahor took them wives: the name of Abram's wife was Sarai; and the name of Nahor's wife, Milcah, the daughter of Haran, the father of Milcah, and the father of Iscah.

Sarai: Genesis 17:15, Genesis 20:12
Milcah: Genesis 22:20, Genesis 24:15
Iscah: Iscah is called the daughter-in-law of Terah - Genesis 11:31, as being Abram's wife; yet Abram afterwards said, "she is the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother" - Genesis 20:12. Probably Haran was the eldest son of Terah, and Abram his youngest by another wife; and thus Sarai was the daughter, or grand-daughter of Terah, Abram's father, but not of his mother.
Reciprocal: Genesis 12:13 - thou Genesis 24:24 - General Genesis 24:36 - Sarah Ezekiel 16:3 - Thy birth

30.

But Sarai was barren; she had no child.

barren: Genesis 15:2, Genesis 15:3, Genesis 16:1, Genesis 16:2, Genesis 18:11, Genesis 18:12, Genesis 21:1, Genesis 21:2, Genesis 25:21, Genesis 29:31, Genesis 30:1, Genesis 30:2, Judges 13:2, 1 Samuel 1:2, Psalms 113:9, Luke 1:7, Luke 1:36
Reciprocal: Genesis 24:36 - Sarah

31.

And Terah took Abram his son, and Lot the son of Haran his son's son, and Sarai his daughter in law, his son Abram's wife; and they went forth with them from Ur of the Chaldees, to go into the land of Canaan; and they came unto Haran, and dwelt there.

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took: Genesis 11:26, Genesis 11:27, Genesis 12:1
they went: Genesis 11:28, Genesis 12:1, Joshua 24:2, Joshua 24:3, Hebrews 11:8
Ur: Ur was probably the place called Ouri, in Mesopotamia, two days' journey from Nisibis, in the way to the river Tigris. Joshua 24:2, Nehemiah 9:7, Acts 7:2-4
the land: Genesis 10:19, Genesis 24:10, bc cir, 1923, am cir, 2081
Haran: Genesis 11:32, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 24:10, Genesis 24:15, Genesis 27:43, Genesis 29:4, Genesis 29:5, Acts 7:2-4, Charran
Reciprocal: Genesis 11:29 - Iscah Genesis 12:5 - in Genesis 28:10 - General Genesis 31:53 - God of Abraham 2 Kings 19:12 - Haran Isaiah 23:13 - land Isaiah 37:12 - Haran Isaiah 41:2 - Who raised Jeremiah 50:1 - the land Ezekiel 27:23 - Haran Acts 7:4 - came Hebrews 11:15 - mindful

32.

And the days of Terah were two hundred and five years: and Terah died in Haran.

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Reciprocal: Genesis 11:31 - Haran Genesis 12:1 - had Job 42:16 - an Ezekiel 27:23 - Haran Acts 7:4 - came