Therefore is the name of it called Babel; because the LORD did there confound the language of all the earth: and from thence did the LORD scatter them abroad upon the face of all the earth.
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Interpretation
Here is an expression after the manner of men; The Lord came down to see the city. God is just and fair in all he does against sin and sinners, and condemns none unheard.
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This thought runs through Genesis 11:5-9.
Glossary
- Babel Place
- Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Babylon.