And it came to pass, as they journeyed from the east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar; and they dwelt there.
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Interpretation
How soon men forget the most tremendous judgments, and go back to their former crimes! Though the desolations of the deluge were before their eyes, though they sprang from the stock of righteous Noah, yet even during his life-time, wickedness increases exceedingly.
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This thought runs through Genesis 11:1-4.
Glossary
- Shinar Place
- Biblical region. Modern identification: Babylon.