Genesis 11:1
And all the whole earth was of one language and lyke speache.
Bible (Bishops')
In The King James Version
And the whole earth was of one language, and of one speech.
In Context
Cross References
Zephaniah 3:9And then will I clense the lippes of the people, that they may euery one call vpon the name of the Lorde, and serue him with one consent.
Matthew Henry on Genesis 11:1
The old distinction between the sons of God and the sons of men (professors and profane) survived the flood, and now appeared again, when men began to multiply: according to this distinction we have, in this chapter, I. The dispersion of the sons of men at Babel ( ver. 1-9 ), where we have, 1. Their presumptuous provoking design, which was to build a city and a tower, ver. 1-4 . 2. The righteous judgment of God upon them in disappointing their design, by confounding their language, and so scattering them, ver. 5-9… Read the whole commentary →