Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
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.
Bible References
Whose
Deuteronomy 1:28
Where can we go up? Our brothers caused us to lose heart. They said: The people are stronger and taller than we are. The cities are large and the walls go up to the sky. Moreover we have seen the sons of the Anakims there.'
Deuteronomy 9:1
Hear, O Israel, you are about to cross the Jordan River. You will force out nations that are larger and mightier than you, with big cities that have sky-high walls.
Daniel 4:11
The tree grew and became strong. Its height reached to heaven. It could be seen from distant parts of the earth.
And let
2 Samuel 8:13
David made a name for himself by killing eighteen thousand Edomites in the Dead Sea region as he returned to Jerusalem.
Psalm 49:11
Inwardly they think their houses are forever, their dwelling place to all generations. So they named their lands after themselves.
Proverbs 10:7
The memory of the righteous is blessed. The name of the wicked will waste away.
Daniel 4:30
The king spoke: Is this not great Babylon, which I have built for the royal dwelling-place, by the might of my power and for the glory of my majesty?
John 5:44
How can you believe? You seek praise and glory from one another? Why do you not seek the glory that comes from the only God?