And the whole earth was of one language and of one speech. And it came to pass, as they journeyed from the east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar; and they dwelt there. Biblical natural science - Page 271by John Duns - 1863Full view - About this book
| 1729 - 502 pages
...from the Eafl, that they found a flain in the land of Sbinar, and they dwelt there, jind they faid one to another, Go to, let us make brick, and burn them throughly. And they had brick for flone, and /lime had they for mortar j and they faid, Go to, let us build us a city and a tower. Now... | |
| William Wotton - 1730 - 80 pages
...To fave the Labour of turning to the Hiftory in the xith of Gene/is, I mall fet it down at Length. And the whole Earth -was of one Language^ and of one Speech. And it came to pafs, as they journeyed from the Eaft, that they found a Plain in the Land of Shinar ; and they dwelt... | |
| Edward Harley - 1730 - 332 pages
...the Land of Shinar j and they dwelt there. 3 And they faid one to another, Go to, let us make Prick, and burn them throughly. And they had Brick for Stone, and Slime had they for Morter. 4 And they faid, Go to, let us build us a City and a Tower, whofe Top may reach unto Heaven,... | |
| Edward Harley - 1735 - 764 pages
...was of one Language, and J\. of one Speech. 2 And it came to pafs as they journeyed from the Eaft, that they found a Plain in the Land of Shinar; and they dwelt there. ; And they faid one to another, Go to, let us make Brick, and burn them throughly. And they had Brick for Stone,... | |
| 1915 - 674 pages
...as they journeyed from thé east, that they fourni a plain in thé land of Shinar ; and they chvelt there. And they said one to another, 'Go to, let us make brick, and burn them tlioroughly.' And they had brick for stone, and slime had they for niortar. And they said, 'Go to,... | |
| Thomas Harmer - 1787 - 542 pages
...Babel. The early ufe of burnt brick in the building that tower, deferves attention too : " They *' faid one to another, Go to, let us make *' brick, and burn them throughly. And '* they had brick for ftone, and flime had " they for morter." A great part, perhaps the largefl, of the bricks that are... | |
| John Milton - 1795 - 260 pages
...stigmati2ed as the worst of rehels. 40. Marching from Eden towards the -.pKt, &c.1 Gen. xi, a, OK. " And it came to pass as they journeyed from the east,...they found a plain in the land of Shinar And they had hrick for stone, and slime had they for mortar. And they laid, Go to, let us huild us a city and... | |
| 1799 - 622 pages
...the paflage in Gencfis, ch. xi. ver. 2. which our tranfhtors give thus ; — " And it came to pafs, as they journeyed FROM THE EAST, that they found a...plain in the land of Shinar, and they dwelt there." The difficulty has been to reconcile this journeying from tie Eaß to Shinar, with the fací of Noah... | |
| George Stanley Faber - 1801 - 400 pages
...remarkably with the Scriptural account of the peculiar manner, in which the tower was conftru&ed. '" Go to, let us " make brick, and burn them throughly. " And they had brick for Jlone, and Jlime " had they for mortar c." From the nature therefore of thefe materials, the mod natural... | |
| George Stanley Faber - 1801 - 404 pages
...remarkably with the Scriptural account of the peculiar manner, in which the tower was conftrud:ed. " Go to, let us " make brick, and burn them throughly. " And they had brick for Jlone, and Jllme " had they for mortar0." From the nature therefore of thefe materials, the moft natural... | |
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