John Calvin Commentary Genesis 11:2

"And it came to pass, as they journeyed east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar; and they dwelt there." — Genesis 11:2 (ASV)

They found a plain in the land of Shinar. It can be inferred from these words that Moses speaks of Nimrod and of the people whom he had collected around him. If, however, we grant that Nimrod was the chief leader in the construction of such a large structure, for the purpose of erecting a formidable monument to his tyranny; yet Moses expressly relates that the work was undertaken not by the counsel or will of only one man, but that all conspired together, so that the blame cannot be cast exclusively upon one, nor even upon a few.