Genesis 11:3 — And they said to one another, “Come, let us make bricks, and burn them thorough… — ESV | maBible

Read Genesis 11:3 (English Standard Version) on maBible, the Bible online. Other reference formats: Genesis 11.3, Genesis 11v3, Gen. 11:3. And they said to one another, “Come, let us make bricks, and burn them thoroughly.” And they had brick for stone, and bitumen for mortar.

Other reference formats: Genesis 11.3, Genesis 11v3, Gen. 11:3.

3 And they said to one another, “Come, let us make bricks, and burn them thoroughly.” And they had brick for stone, and bitumen for mortar.

Passage themes

The drive of human plans — Go to
Urging one another on — let us
The hard work of bricks — make brick, and burn them throughly
The tar that binds — slime had they for morter

Notes and references

11:3 ch. 14:10; Ex. 2:3

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Des milliers d'années en 50 chapitres La Genèse couvre plus de temps que tout le reste de la Bible réuni : de la création du monde jusqu'à l'installation en Égypte. Aucun autre livre biblique ne parcourt autant d'histoire en si peu de pages.

About this book

Author: Moïse · Written: XVe – XIIIe siècle av. J.-C. · Reading time: ≈ 3h30 · Characters: Adam, Ève, Noé, Abraham (Abram), Sara (Saraï), Isaac, Jacob (Israël), Joseph

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