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101 Smith's Bible Dictionary, p. Babel Tower of.1 (William Smith)
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102 Smith's Bible Dictionary, p. Babel Tower of.2 (William Smith)
… . The “tower of Babel” is only mentioned once in Scripture, Genesis 11:4, Genesis 11:5, and then as incomplete. It was built of bricks, and the “slime” used for mortar …
103 Vine's Expository Dictionary of OT Words, p. Burn.3
… the Tower of Babel story: “Go to, let us make brick, and burn them thoroughly.”Since burning is the main characteristic of fire, the term śâraph is usually used …
104 Vine's Expository Dictionary of OT Words, p. Go Down.6
… the tower” of Babel ( Genesis 11:5 —the first biblical occurrence). This verb may also be used to express coming down from the top of a mountain, as Moses did when …
105 Vine's Expository Dictionary of OT Words, p. Scatter.2
… the tower of Babel ( Genesis 11:4, 8 - 9 ), apparently to emphasize how men and their languages “were spread” throughout the world.
106 Vine's Expository Dictionary of OT Words, p. Speak.7
… the tower of Babel all men spoke the same “words” or language ( Genesis 11:1 ). This noun can also be used of the content of speaking. When God “did according to the word …
107 Bible Readings — Bible Questions Answered, p. 222.7 (Ellen G. White Estate)
“The great tower of Babel,” says James S. Stewart, “has crashed, and the world is littered with the wreckage of disillusionment.”— Heralds of God, p. 17.
108 The Story of Daniel the Prophet, p. 203.1 (Stephen Nelson Haskell)
… the tower of Babel which Nimrod and others built. Is this your joyous city, whose antiquity is of ancient days? her own feet should carry her afar off to sojourn …
109 The Advent Review and Sabbath Herald, vol. 76 April 25, 1899, page 264 paragraph 2
… the tower of Babel. I found reason to doubt one after another of the so-called miracles of the Bible, until, at last, my faith is all gone. I do not know what I believe …
110 The American Sentinel 11 April 9, 1896, page 116 paragraph 3
… a tower of babel as a means of attaining heaven than in the ladder of Jacob’s dream. Though it is recorded that the ancient builders “left off to build” the structure …
111 The American Sentinel 13 August 25, 1898, page 517 paragraph 4
THE Tower of Babel approached as near to heaven as heathenism approaches the righteousness of God.
112 The American Sentinel 13 August 25, 1898, page 517 paragraph 5
THE Tower of Babel came through human pride; the Ladder of Jacob’s dream through divine humility.
113 The American Sentinel 13 August 25, 1898, page 517 paragraph 8
THE worst fall a man ever gets is from the pinnacle of his pride; and the loftier men carry their tower of babel, the worse will be the ruin in which it will finally involve them.
114 The American Sentinel 13 August 25, 1898, page 517 paragraph 9
… the Tower of Babel. The structure reared in the plains of Shinar was symbolical of heathenism in all ages, which seeks to gain heaven by works. Multitudes to …
115 The Empires of the Bible from the Confusion of Tongues to the Babylonian Captivity, p. 3.1 (Alonzo Trevier Jones)
… the tower of Babel, the descendants of Noah all dwelt together relatively in the same region, “And the whole earth was of one language, and of one speech.” Then …
116 The Empires of the Bible from the Confusion of Tongues to the Babylonian Captivity, p. 3.4 (Alonzo Trevier Jones)
… the tower of Babel. It is this that the inhabitants of the country still call ‘Birs Nimrod,’ ‘the tower of Nimrod,’ and, in the midst of the plains, it still looks like …
117 The Empires of the Bible from the Confusion of Tongues to the Babylonian Captivity, p. 4.2 (Alonzo Trevier Jones)
… the tower of Babel of the book of Genesis.”— George Smith. [Page 5] See Isaiah 14:22, 23. [Page 5] “Assyrian Discoveries.” pp. 58,59.
118 General Conference Daily Bulletin, vol. 1 March 5, 1897, page 284 paragraph 10
… the tower of Babel. On the fourth page of “Empires of the Bible” you have the Bible account of the confusion of tongues. This is the account that the people wrote …
119 The Peopling of the Earth, p. 249.2 (Alonzo Trevier Jones)
… the tower of Babel the descendants of Noah all dwelt together in the same relative region, “And the whole earth was of one language, and of one speech.” Genesis …
120 The Church: Its Organization, Order and Discipline, p. 111.2 (John Norton Loughborough)
… the tower of Babel, he claimed that in the movement proposed for “ legally holding church property” these brethren were going into Babylon, “uniting church …