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NASB | Genesis 11:4 They said, "Come, let us build for ourselves a city, and a tower whose top will reach into heaven, and let us make for ourselves a name, otherwise we will be scattered abroad over the face of the whole earth." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Genesis 11:4 They said, "Come, let us build a city for ourselves, and a tower whose top will reach into the heavens, and let us make a [famous] name for ourselves, so that we will not be scattered [into separate groups] and be dispersed over the surface of the entire earth [as the LORD instructed]." [Gen 9:1] |
Bible Question: what was the real reason for the tower of babel? |
Bible Answer: Gen 11:4 And they said, Go to, let us build us a city and a tower, whose top may reach unto heaven; and let us make us a name, lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth. There was no other reason. As the scripture says, they wanted to make a name for themselves. It is clear that they wanted to get to heaven without a relationship with God. At this time everyone truly knew of the one true God, since Noah and his sons were still living. But the problem of sin goes beyond whether or not we believe that God exists: 1John 2:16 For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world. Pastor Glenn |
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