Genesis 11:6
Genesis · Old Testament · Chapter 11
“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
What Does Genesis 11:6 Mean?
Genesis 11:6 is found in the book of Genesis, chapter 11, verse 6 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 17 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Unity.
Cross-References (17)
These passages are connected to Genesis 11:6 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Psalms 2:1“Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing?”Genesis 3:22“And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever:”Genesis 11:1“And the whole earth was of one language, and of one speech.”Ecclesiastes 11:9“Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth; and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thine heart, and in the sight of thine eyes: but know thou, that for all these things God will bring thee into judgment.”Luke 1:51“He hath shewed strength with his arm; he hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.”Genesis 6:5“And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.”Genesis 9:19“These are the three sons of Noah: and of them was the whole earth overspread.”John 1:10“He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not.”Genesis 8:21“And the LORD smelled a 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, as I have done.”Habakkuk 2:13“Behold, is it not of the LORD of hosts that the people shall labour in the very fire, and the people shall weary themselves for very vanity?”Genesis 19:9“And they said, Stand back. And they said again, This one fellow came in to sojourn, and he will needs be a judge: now will we deal worse with thee, than with them. And they pressed sore upon the man, even Lot, and came near to break the door.”Daniel 4:9“O Belteshazzar, master of the magicians, because I know that the spirit of the holy gods is in thee, and no secret troubleth thee, tell me the visions of my dream that I have seen, and the interpretation thereof.”Acts 2:3“And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them.”Acts 14:18“And with these sayings scarce restrained they the people, that they had not done sacrifice unto them.”Acts 17:26“And hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation;”Judges 10:14“Go and cry unto the gods which ye have chosen; let them deliver you in the time of your tribulation.”1 Kings 18:27“And it came to pass at noon, that Elijah mocked them, and said, Cry aloud: for he is a god; either he is talking, or he is pursuing, or he is in a journey, or peradventure he sleepeth, and must be awaked.”
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