 And they said, Go to, let us build us a city, and a tower whose top may reach unto heaven, and let us make us a name, lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth.  The Jews and their institutions - Page 8by William Grendon Heathman - 1847 - 12 pagesFull view - About this book
 | William Wotton - Babel, Tower of - 1730 - 80 pages
...Stone, and Slime had they for Mortar. And they faid, Go to, let us build us a City and a Tower, whofe 'Top may reach to Heaven, and let us make us a Name, left we befcattered abroad upon the Face of the whole Earth. And the LORD came down to fee the City... | |
 | John Woolman - Indians of North America - 1775 - 348 pages
...Babylon, was built in the fpirit of felf-exaltation : " Let us build us a €t city and a tower, whofe top may reach to " heaven, and let us make us a name." Gen. xi. 4. In departing from an humble truft in God, and following a felfifh fpirit, people have intentions... | |
 | Sarah Trimmer - 1835 - 276 pages
...make brick, and burn them thoroughly. And they had brick for stone, and slime had they for mortar. And they said, Go to, let us build us a city and a tower, whose top may reach unto heaven ; and let us make us a name, lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the... | |
 | 1828 - 722 pages
...brick, and burn them thoroughly. And ' they had brick for stone, and slime§ had they for mortar. And ' they said, Go to, let us build us a city and a tower, whose top ' may reach unto heaven ; and let us make us a name,' &c. Genesis, xi. 1 — 4, But there is nothing... | |
 | Christianity - 1803 - 430 pages
...brick, and burn them thoroughly ; and they had brick for stone, and slime had they for mortar. And they said, go to, let us build us a city, and a tower whose top may reach unto heaven;" to what point in the heaven they intended to go it is not said ; if to the... | |
 | Job Orton, Robert Gentleman - Bible - 1805 - 446 pages
...they had brick for stone, •which that country did nut afford, and slimef had they for mor4 tar. And they said, Go to, let us build us a city and a tower, whose top [m;iy reach} unto the cloud» of heaven ; and thus let us make us a name, lest we be scattered abroad... | |
 | Abraham Cowley - English literature - 1806 - 290 pages
...unity again. Avarice and ambition only were the first builders of towns, and founders of .empire ; they said, " Go to, let us build us a city and a tower whose top may reach unto heaven, and let us make us a name, lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the... | |
 | Jacob Bryant - Folklore and history - 1807 - 524 pages
...brick, and burn them thoroughly : and they had brick for stone ; and slime had they for mortar. 4. And they said; Go to ; let us build us a city and a tower, whose top may reach unió heaven : and let us make us a mark or signal, that ice may not be scattered abroad... | |
 | Jacob Bryant - Folklore and history - 1807 - 494 pages
...brick, and burn them thoroughly. And they had brick for stone, and slime Tiad they for mortar. And they said, Go to, let us build us a city, and a tower whose top may reach unto heaven ; and let us make us a name, lest ice be scattered abroad upon the Jace of the... | |
 | Jacob Bryant - History, Ancient - 1807 - 492 pages
...cause. The people concerned in this daring undertaking encouraged each other to this work, by saying, 85 Go to, let us build us a city and a tower, whose top may reach unto heaven : and let us make us a name, lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the... | |
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