Genesis 11:1

New Living Translation

At one time all the people of the world spoke the same language and used the same words.

Cross References

Genesis 10:32

These are the clans that descended from Noah’s sons, arranged by nation according to their lines of descent. All the nations of the earth descended from these clans after the great flood.

Genesis 11:2

As the people migrated to the east, they found a plain in the land of Babylonia and settled there.

Genesis 11:6

“Look!” he said. “The people are united, and they all speak the same language. After this, nothing they set out to do will be impossible for them!

Isaiah 19:18

In that day five of Egypt’s cities will follow the Lord of Heaven’s Armies. They will even begin to speak Hebrew, the language of Canaan. One of these cities will be Heliopolis, the City of the Sun.

Zephaniah 3:9

“Then I will purify the speech of all people, so that everyone can worship the Lord together.

Acts 2:6

When they heard the loud noise, everyone came running, and they were bewildered to hear their own languages being spoken by the believers.