Genesis 11:3
“And they said one to another, Go to, let us make brick, and burn them throughly. And they had brick for stone, and slime had they for morter.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And they said one to another, go to,.... Advising, exhorting, stirring up, and encouraging one another to the work…
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”…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
Let us make brick - It appears they were obliged to make use of brick, as there was an utter scarcity of stones in that…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Genesis 11:1-4
The close of the foregoing chapter tells us that by the sons of Noah, or among the sons of Noah, the nations were…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
brick for stone, &c. For a description of building with bricks held together with bitumen in Babylonia, see Herodotus,…
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