Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Genesis 11:4

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4. a tower whose top may reach unto heaven —a common figurative expression for great height ( Deuteronomy 1:28 ; Deuteronomy 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. return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-6" class="com-number"