Babel – Bible Q

How did God mix the languages of the people in Genesis 11:7?

Answered by BibleQ . October 27, 2014 - 4:31 am

And the Lord said, “Behold, they are one people, and they have all one language, and this is only the beginning of what they will do. And nothing that they propose to do will now be impossible for them. Come, let us go down and there confuse their language, so that they may not understand […]

Did all nations and languages result from God confusing the languages at Babel and scattering the people from there (Gen. 11:1-9)?

Answered by BibleQ . August 22, 2011 - 7:56 pm

(This answer was originally posted here.) The record of the tower of Babel is one of the most well known but most misunderstood passages of the Bible. People remember in general terms the great tower, man’s challenge to God, and the confusion of language, but they usually remember the specific details imperfectly. It’s a short […]

Why was the harmony described during the construction of the Tower of Babel destroyed by God via confusion of language?

Answered by BibleQ . August 20, 2011 - 8:25 pm 2

Although no people are named specifically in account of the building of the Tower of Babel in Genesis 11, we can deduce from Genesis 10 that Nimrod was the king of the city of Babel (he is described as having a kingdom). He is therefore quite probably the main influence in building the tower. Can […]

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How did God mix the languages of the people in Genesis 11:7?

Did all nations and languages result from God confusing the languages at Babel and scattering the people from there (Gen. 11:1-9)?

Why was the harmony described during the construction of the Tower of Babel destroyed by God via confusion of language?

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