Genesis 11:5
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Genesis 11:5 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Genesis 11:5 is a verse from the book of Genesis in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And the LORD came down to see the city and the tower, which the children of men builded." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Genesis 11:5 — KJV
“And the LORD came down to see the city and the tower, which the children of men builded.”
— Genesis 11:5 (KJV)
Genesis 11:5 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 11:5
“And the children of Israel did secretly those things that were not right against the LORD their God, and they built them high places in all their cities, from the tower of the watchmen to the fenced city.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 11:5: lord, city, tower
“And when all the children of Israel saw how the fire came down, and the glory of the LORD upon the house, they bowed themselves with their faces to the ground upon the pavement, and worshipped, and praised the LORD, saying, For he is good; for his mercy endureth for ever.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 11:5: lord, came, down
“The LORD looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, and seek God.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 11:5: lord, down, see
“And afterward all the children of Israel came nigh: and he gave them in commandment all that the LORD had spoken with him in mount Sinai.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 11:5: lord, came, children
“And it came to pass in the fortieth year, in the eleventh month, on the first day of the month, that Moses spake unto the children of Israel, according unto all that the LORD had given him in commandment unto them;”
Shares key themes with Genesis 11:5: lord, came, children
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