Genesis 11:1

All the inhabitants of the earth had one language and vocabulary;

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In The King James Version

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

In Context

2and as they travelled westward, they found a broad valley in the land of Shinar, and made their home there.

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Cross References

Zephaniah 3:9For then I will purify the lips of all peoples, so that they will all call on the Lord’s name, to serve him with one accord.

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 →

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