Genesis 11:6

• §57Article 1 · The Revelation of GodRead at vatican.va

  “It is intended to limit the pride of fallen humanity united only in its perverse ambition to forge its own unity as at Babel.” — Catechism footnote: Cf. Wis 10:5; Gen 11:4-6

Origen

• Origen, Against Celsus V.29Book V

  “Therefore is the name of it called Confusion; because the Lord did there confound the language of all the earth: and from thence did the Lord scatter them abroad upon the face of all the earth.”” — editor's note: Cf. Gen. xi. 5–9.

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Eusebius of Caesarea

• Eusebius of Caesarea, Church History I.2Book I

  “…giants celebrated by all; now planning to fortify earth against heaven, and in the madness of ungoverned pride to prepare an attack upon the very God of all.” — editor's note: The reference here seems to be to the building of the tower of Babel (Gen. xi. 1–9), although Valesius thinks otherwise. The fact that Eusebius refers to the…

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• Eusebius of Caesarea, Church History II.18Book II

  “…titles corresponding to the contents of each; for instance, Concerning the things which the Sober Mind desires and execrates,On the Confusion of Tongues,On Flight and Discovery,On Assembly for the sake of Instruction,On the question, ‘Who is heir to things divine?’ or On the division of things into equal and…” — editor's note: περὶ συγκύσεως τῶν διαλέκτων. Upon Gen. xi. 1–9. Still extant, and given by Mangey, I. 404–435 (Schürer, p. 844).

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Justin Martyr

• Justin Martyr, Dialogue with Trypho Chapter 102

  “Hence Scripture says the following, at the destruction of the tower, and division and alteration of tongues: ‘And the Lord said, Behold, the people is one, and they have all one language; and this they have begun to do: and now nothing will be restrained from them of all which they have attempted to do.’” — editor's note: Gen. xi. 6.

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Augustine of Hippo

• Augustine of Hippo, The City of God XVI.4Book XVI

  “Therefore the name of it is called Confusion; because the Lord did there confound the language of all the earth: and the Lord God scattered them thence on the face of all the earth.”” — editor's note: Gen. xi. 1–9.

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• Augustine of Hippo, The City of God XVI.6Book XVI

  “The words, “Nothing will be restrained from them which they have imagined to do,” are assuredly not meant as an affirmation, but as an interrogation, such as is used by persons threatening, as e.g., when Dido exclaims,” — editor's note: Gen. xi. 6.

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• Augustine of Hippo, Tractates on the Gospel of John Tractate 6

  ““God saw their pride, and frustrated their purpose by causing that they should not understand one another’s speech, and thus tongues became diverse through pride.”” — editor's note: Gen. xi. 1–9.

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• Deuteronomy 32:8

  Cited together in Against Celsus V.29.

• Deuteronomy 32:9

  Cited together in Against Celsus V.29.

• Tobit 12:7

  Cited together in Against Celsus V.29.

• Job 15:13

  Cited together in The City of God XVI.4.

• Psalm 95:6

  Cited together in The City of God XVI.4.

• Wisdom 1:4

  Cited together in Against Celsus V.29.

• Wisdom 10:5

  Cited together in Against Celsus V.29.

• Isaiah 50:4

  Cited together in Dialogue with Trypho Chapter 102.

• Genesis 1:26

  Cited together in The City of God XVI.6.

• Genesis 3:15

  Cited together in Dialogue with Trypho Chapter 102.