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Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown

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Genesis 11:4

a tower whose top may reach unto heaven—a common figurative expression for great height (Deuteronomy 1:28; 9:1-6).

lest we be scattered—To build a city and a town was no crime; but to do this to defeat the counsels of heaven by attempting to prevent emigration was foolish, wicked, and justly offensive to God.

Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Genesis 11:4:

Genesis 5:1
Ecclesiastes 2:16
Habakkuk 2:9
Zephaniah 3:9

 

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