Genesis 11:4
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Genesis 11:4 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Genesis 11:4 is a verse from the book of Genesis in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "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, le..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Genesis 11:4 — KJV
“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.”
— Genesis 11:4 (KJV)
Genesis 11:4 in Context — About the Book of Genesis
Genesis is the book of beginnings — creation, the fall, the flood, and the call of Abraham. It answers the oldest questions: where we came from, why the world is broken, and how God begins His rescue plan through one family. Every major theme in the Bible is planted here as a seed.
Cross-References for Genesis 11:4
“Hear thou in heaven thy dwelling place, and do according to all that the stranger calleth to thee for: that all people of the earth may know thy name, to fear thee, as do thy people Israel; and that they may know that this house, which I have builded, is called by thy name. this...: Heb. thy name is called upon this house”
Shares key themes with Genesis 11:4: let, build, may
“It is he that buildeth his stories in the heaven, and hath founded his troop in the earth; he that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth: The LORD is his name. stories: or, spheres: Heb. ascensions troop: or, bundle”
Shares key themes with Genesis 11:4: let, build, heaven
“So the LORD scattered them abroad from thence upon the face of all the earth: and they left off to build the city.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 11:4: build, city, scattered
“Let me alone, that I may destroy them, and blot out their name from under heaven: and I will make of thee a nation mightier and greater than they.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 11:4: let, may, heaven
“And, behold, the whole family is risen against thine handmaid, and they said, Deliver him that smote his brother, that we may kill him, for the life of his brother whom he slew; and we will destroy the heir also: and so they shall quench my coal which is left, and shall not leave to my husband neither name nor remainder upon the earth. upon...: Heb. upon the face of the earth”
Shares key themes with Genesis 11:4: may, name, face
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