1. Genesis 11:9 (ESV)
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Commentary on Genesis 11:9 (Summary)

Genesis 11:9 (ESV)

9 Therefore its name was called Babel, because there the LORD confused the language of all the earth. And from there the LORD dispersed them over the face of all the earth.

The name ‘Babel’ refers to this episode in which the tongues were confused. The name ‘Babel’ means confusion.

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