Key Verse Spotlight
Genesis 11:2 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“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...: or, eastward}”
Genesis 11:2
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
And the whole earth was of one language, and of one speech. {language: Heb. lip.} {speech: Heb. words}
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...: or, eastward}
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...: Heb. a man said to his neighbour} {burn...: Heb. burn them to a burning}
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.
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