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11 The whole earth was of one language and of one speech. As they traveled east,[a] they found a plain in the land of Shinar, and they lived there.

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  1. 11:2 LXX reads “from the east”.

The Tower of Babel

11 Now the whole world had one language(A) and a common speech. As people moved eastward,[a] they found a plain in Shinar[b](B) and settled there.

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  1. Genesis 11:2 Or from the east; or in the east
  2. Genesis 11:2 That is, Babylonia