Genesis 11:4 — Then they said, “Come, let’s build a great city for ourselves with a tower that… — NLT | maBible

Read Genesis 11:4 (New Living Translation) on maBible, the Bible online. Other reference formats: Genesis 11.4, Genesis 11v4, Gen. 11:4. Then they said, “Come, let’s build a great city for ourselves with a tower that reaches into the sky. This will make us famous and keep us from being scattered al…

Other reference formats: Genesis 11.4, Genesis 11v4, Gen. 11:4.

4 Then they said, “Come, let’s build a great city for ourselves with a tower that reaches into the sky. This will make us famous and keep us from being scattered all over the world.”

Passage themes

The human rallying cry — Go to
The builders' project — let us build us a city and a tower
An excessive height — whose top may reach unto heaven
The quest for fame — let us make us a name
Refusing to be scattered — lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth

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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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