Genesis 11:4 meaning and explanation
“Come,” they said, “let us build for ourselves a city with a tower that reaches to the heavens, that we may make a name for ourselves and not be scattered over the face of all the earth.”
Genesis 11:4, Berean Standard Bible
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These are the words of the people who settled in Shinar, united by one language. Their plan is a city and a tower reaching to the heavens, and their stated motive is to make a name for themselves and avoid being scattered.
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