Genesis 11:5 — But the Lord came down to see the city and the tower the people were building. — NIV | maBible

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5 But the Lord came down to see the city and the tower the people were building.

Passage themes

God comes himself — And the LORD came down
God's gaze — to see
The builders' pride — the city and the tower
Nations and their languages — which the children of men builded

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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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