Genesis 11:8
“So the LORD scattered them abroad from thence upon the face of all the earth: and they left off to build the city.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
So the Lord scattered them abroad from thence, upon the face of all the earth,.... Hence that which they feared came…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870Genesis 11:1-9
- The Confusion of Tongues 1. נסע nāsa‛ “pluck out, break up, journey.” מקדם mı̂qedem “eastward, or on the east side”…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Genesis 11:5-9
We have here the quashing of the project of the Babel-builders, and the turning of the counsel of those froward men…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
scattered them abroad The general result is stated; the means by which the sentence was carried out are not related.…
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