Genesis 11:9
Genesis · Old Testament · Chapter 11
“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.”Genesis 11:9
What Does Genesis 11:9 Mean?
Genesis 11:9 is found in the book of Genesis, chapter 11, verse 9 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 17 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (17)
These passages are connected to Genesis 11:9 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Genesis 10:5“By these were the isles of the Gentiles divided in their lands; every one after his tongue, after their families, in their nations.”Genesis 10:10“And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.”Genesis 10:20“These are the sons of Ham, after their families, after their tongues, in their countries, and in their nations.”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;”1 Corinthians 14:23“If therefore the whole church be come together into one place, and all speak with tongues, and there come in those that are unlearned, or unbelievers, will they not say that ye are mad?”Genesis 10:25“And unto Eber were born two sons: the name of one was Peleg; for in his days was the earth divided; and his brother’s name was Joktan.”Jeremiah 50:1“The word that the LORD spake against Babylon and against the land of the Chaldeans by Jeremiah the prophet.”Genesis 10:31“These are the sons of Shem, after their families, after their tongues, in their lands, after their nations.”Isaiah 13:1“The burden of Babylon, which Isaiah the son of Amoz did see.”Genesis 11:8“So the LORD scattered them abroad from thence upon the face of all the earth: and they left off to build the city.”2 Kings 20:12“At that time Berodachbaladan, the son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters and a present unto Hezekiah: for he had heard that Hezekiah had been sick.”Isaiah 23:13“Behold the land of the Chaldeans; this people was not, till the Assyrian founded it for them that dwell in the wilderness: they set up the towers thereof, they raised up the palaces thereof; and he brought it to ruin.”Isaiah 24:10“The city of confusion is broken down: every house is shut up, that no man may come in.”Ezekiel 23:17“And the Babylonians came to her into the bed of love, and they defiled her with their whoredom, and she was polluted with them, and her mind was alienated from them.”James 3:16“For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work.”2 Samuel 18:18“Now Absalom in his lifetime had taken and reared up for himself a pillar, which is in the king’s dale: for he said, I have no son to keep my name in remembrance: and he called the pillar after his own name: and it is called unto this day, Absalom’s place.”Genesis 11:2“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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