Geneva Bible Notes (1560)Genesis 11

^{2 d} Which was afterward called Caldea.

^{2 a} In the yere an hundredth and thirtie after the flood.

^{2 b} To wit, Nimrod and his companie.

^{2 c} That is, from Armenia where the Arke staied.

^{4 e} They were moued with pride and ambition, thinking to preferre their own glorie to Gods honour.

^{5 f} Meaning, that he declared by effect that he knewe their wicked enterprise: for Gods power is euerie where.

^{6 g} God speaketh this in derision because of their foolish persuasion & enterprise.

^{6 !} The buylding of Babel was the cause of the confusion of tongues.

^{7 i} By this great plague of the confusion of tongues appeareth Gods horrible judgement against mans pride and vaine glorie.

^{7 h} He speaketh as thogh he toke counsel with his owne wisdome and power: to wit, with the Sonne and holy Gost: signifying the greatnes and certeintie of the punishement.

^{9 /} Or, confusion.

^{10 !} The age and generacion of Shem vnto Abram.

^{10 k} He returneth to the genealogie of Shem, to come to the historie of Abram, wherein the Church of God is described, which is Moses principal purpose.

^{27 l} He maketh mencion first of Abram, not because he was the first borne, but for the historie, which properly apperteineth vnto him.

^{28 /} Ebr. Casdim.

^{29 m} Some thinke that this Iscah was Sarai.

^{31 n} Albeit the oracle of God came to Abram, yet the honour is giuen to Terah because he was the father.

^{31 o} Which was a citie of Mesopotamia.

^{31 !} Abrams departeure from Ur with his father Terah, Sarai & Lot.

^{32 !} The age and death of Terah.