Genesis 11:8
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Genesis 11:8 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Genesis 11:8 is a verse from the book of Genesis in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "So the LORD scattered them abroad from thence upon the face of all the earth: and they left off to build the city." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Genesis 11:8 — KJV
“So the LORD scattered them abroad from thence upon the face of all the earth: and they left off to build the city.”
— Genesis 11:8 (KJV)
Genesis 11:8 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 11:8
“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.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 11:8: scattered, abroad, face
“And Moses said unto him, As soon as I am gone out of the city, I will spread abroad my hands unto the LORD; and the thunder shall cease, neither shall there be any more hail; that thou mayest know how that the earth is the LORD'S.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 11:8: lord, abroad, earth
“And Moses went out of the city from Pharaoh, and spread abroad his hands unto the LORD: and the thunders and hail ceased, and the rain was not poured upon the earth.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 11:8: lord, abroad, earth
“(For the LORD thy God is a jealous God among you) lest the anger of the LORD thy God be kindled against thee, and destroy thee from off the face of the earth.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 11:8: lord, face, earth
“And when they arose early on the morrow morning, behold, Dagon was fallen upon his face to the ground before the ark of the LORD; and the head of Dagon and both the palms of his hands were cut off upon the threshold; only the stump of Dagon was left to him. the stump...: or, the fishy part”
Shares key themes with Genesis 11:8: lord, face, left
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