Genesis 11:3
“And they said one to another, Go to, let us make brick, and burn them throughly. And they had brick for stone, and slime had they for morter.”
KJV
Read in Genesis 11Meaning
The community organizes production of fired bricks and bitumen, giving the project durable building materials for large-scale construction.
Read carefully
The technological detail is descriptive; Genesis does not portray brickmaking itself as sinful or as the reason for judgment.
Reflection
Technology amplifies human intention, making the purpose behind collective skill as important as the skill itself.