Genesis 11:1
Then the whole earth was of one language and one speache.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
And the whole earth was of one language, and of one speech.
In Context
2And as they went from the East, they found a plaine in the land of Shinar, and there they abode.
Cross References
Zephaniah 3:9Surely then will I turne to the people a pure language, that they may all call vpon the Name of the Lord, to serue him with one cosent.
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 →