Genesis 11:9 — Therefore it was named Babel, because there the Lord confused the language of a… — NASB | maBible

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9 Therefore it was named Babel, because there the Lord confused the language of all the earth; and from there the Lord scattered them abroad over the face of all the earth.

Passage themes

The confusion of languages — the name of it called Babel; because the LORD did there confound the language of all the earth
The scattering of peoples — did the LORD scatter them abroad upon the face of all the earth

Notes and references

Or Babylon; cf. Heb balal, confuse
Lit lip

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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.

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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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