Geneva Study Bible - Genesis 11:2
11:2 And it came to pass, {a} as {b} they journeyed from the {c} east, that they found a plain in the land of {d} Shinar; and they dwelt there.(a) One hundred and thirty years after the flood.(b) That is, Nimrod and his company.(c) That is, from Armenia where the ark stayed.(d) Which was afterward called Chaldea. read more
Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Genesis 11:1-32
CHAPTER 11:1-9 The Tower of Babel and the Scattering of the Nations 1. The unity of the nations in Shinar (Genesis 11:1-2 ) 2. Their attempt: “Let us make” (Genesis 11:3-4 ) 3. The divine answer: “Let us go down” (Genesis 11:5-7 ) 4. The Result (Genesis 11:8-9 ) All the earth had one language. This is also proven by philological research. The whole human family journeyed together. They left the mountainous regions and went down to the plain. This expresses their descent morally; they... read more