Genesis 11:1

New English Translation

The whole earth had a common language and a common vocabulary.

Cross References

Genesis 10:32

These are the families of the sons of Noah, according to their genealogies, by their nations, and from these the nations spread over the earth after the flood.

Genesis 11:2

When the people moved eastward, they found a plain in Shinar and settled there.

Genesis 11:6

And the Lord said, “If as one people all sharing a common language they have begun to do this, then nothing they plan to do will be beyond them.

Isaiah 19:18

At that time five cities in the land of Egypt will speak the language of Canaan and swear allegiance to the Lord who commands armies. One will be called the City of the Sun.

Zephaniah 3:9

Know for sure that I will then enable the nations to give me acceptable praise. All of them will invoke the Lord’s name when they pray, and will worship him in unison.

Acts 2:6

When this sound occurred, a crowd gathered and was in confusion, because each one heard them speaking in his own language.