Holy Scripture
Genesis 11:1
A church father on this verse
“And they arose and came from the land of the east; and, as they went through the land, they chanced upon the land of Shinar, which was exceeding broad; where they took in hand to build a tower. They sought means thereby to go up to heaven, and be able to leave their work as a memorial to those men who should come afte…”
Source: Septuagint
Original
1And all the earth was one lip, and there was one language to all.
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In context
— Genesis 11:1 —
2And it came to pass as they moved from the east, they found a plain in the land of Shinar, and they dwelt there.
3And a man said to his neighbor, Come, let us make bricks and bake them with fire. And the brick was to them for stone, and their mortar was bitumen.