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Genesis 11:1-2
International Standard Version
Genesis 11:1-2
International Standard Version
The Tower in Babylon
11 There was a time when the entire earth spoke a common language with an identical vocabulary. 2 As people[a] migrated westward,[b] they came across a plain in the region of Shinar[c] and settled there.
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- Genesis 11:2 Lit. they
- Genesis 11:2 Lit. migrated from the east; i.e. from the mountains of Ararat
- Genesis 11:2 I.e. Babylonia or ancient Sumer
Genesis 11:1-2
New International Version
Genesis 11:1-2
New International Version
The Tower of Babel
11 Now the whole world had one language(A) and a common speech. 2 As people moved eastward,[a] they found a plain in Shinar[b](B) and settled there.
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- Genesis 11:2 Or from the east; or in the east
- Genesis 11:2 That is, Babylonia
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