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Genesis 11:6 Cross-References
Explore 11 cross-references for Genesis 11:6 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Genesis chapter 11 verse 6 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“And the LORD said, Behold, the people is one, and they have all one language; and this they begin to do: and now nothing will be restrained from them, which they have imagined to do.”
Genesis 11:6 (KJV)
Historical Context for Genesis 11:6
People Mentioned
Commentary on Genesis 11:6
And the LORD said, Behold, the people is one, and they have all one language; and this they begin to... This passage belongs to the primeval history section (Genesis 1-11) which establishes universal truths about God, humanity, sin, and divine purposes before focusing on Abraham and Israel. These chapters answer fundamental questions about human origins, the spread of wickedness, God's judgment, and the preservation of a righteous remnant.Recurring patterns emerge: human sin escalating from individual disobedience to societal corruption, divine patience followed by judgment, gracious preservat...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Genesis 11:6
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“and the peoples plot a vain thing?”
“Behold, the man has become like one of us, knowing good and evil. Now, lest he put forth his hand, and also take of the tree of life, and eat, and live forever...”
“And the whole earth was of one language”
“young man”
“He hath shewed strength with his arm; he hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.”
“and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.”
“I will not again curse the ground any more for man's sake, because the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth; neither will I ever again strike everything living, as I have done.,And the LORD smelled a sweet savor; and the LORD said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man's sake; for the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more every thing living, as I have done.,וַיָּרַח יְהוָה אֶת־רֵיחַ הַנִּיחֹחַ וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֶל־לִבּוֹ לֹא־אֹסִף לְקַלֵּל עוֹד אֶת־הָאֲדָמָה בַּעֲבוּר הָאָדָם כִּי יֵצֶר לֵב הָאָדָם רַע מִנְּעֻרָיו וְלֹא־אֹסִף עוֹד לְהַכּוֹת אֶת־כָּל־חַי כַּאֲשֶׁר עָשִׂיתִי׃ ,And the LORD smelled the sweet savour; and the LORD said in His heart: I will not again curse the ground any more for man's sake; for the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more every thing living”
“and from these”
“having determined appointed seasons”
“Go and cry unto the gods which ye have chosen; let them deliver you in the time of your tribulation.”