Genesis 11:1 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

And the whole earth was of one language, and of one speech.

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

The whole world spoke the same language and used the same words.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

This verse describes a time when all people on earth shared one common language.

📚 Historical Context

This verse introduces the famous Tower of Babel story, set in ancient Mesopotamia (modern-day Iraq). According to the biblical narrative, this was after Noah's flood when humanity had begun to multiply and spread across the earth. The unity of language would soon be disrupted as a divine response to human pride and ambition.

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That's why the city was called Babel, because the LORD confused the language of all the people on earth there. And from that place, the LORD scattered them across the whole world.

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