*Gen 11:2 Hebrew Shinar.

*Gen 11:9 Or Babylon. Babel sounds like a Hebrew term that means “confusion.”

*Gen 11:10 Or the ancestor of; also in 11:12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24.

*Gen 11:11 Or the birth of this ancestor of; also in 11:13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25.

*Gen 11:13 Greek version reads 12When Arphaxad was 135 years old, he became the father of Cainan. 13After the birth of Cainan, Arphaxad lived another 430 years and had other sons and daughters, and then he died. When Cainan was 130 years old, he became the father of Shelah. After the birth of Shelah, Cainan lived another 330 years and had other sons and daughters, and then he died. Compare Luke 3:35-36.

*Gen 11:32 Some ancient versions read 145 years; compare 11:26 and 12:4.