How many of you thought, like I did that the diverse tongues and nations were established at the tower of Babel? Well I learned something I didn't know in todays scripture.
: Now these are the generations of the sons of Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth: and unto them were sons born after the flood.
<<<<<<5: By these were the isles of the Gentiles divided in their lands; every one after his tongue, after their families, in their nations.>>>>>>
8: And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be a mighty one in the earth.
9: He was a mighty hunter before the LORD: wherefore it is said, Even as Nimrod the mighty hunter before the LORD.
<<<<<<10: And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel, >>>>>>and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.
11: Out of that land went forth Asshur, and builded Nineveh, and the city Rehoboth, and Calah,
12: And Resen between<<<<<<< Nineveh >>>>>>>>and Calah: the same is a great city.
<<<<<13: And Mizraim begat ,
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14 and Casluhim, (out of whom came Philistim,) >>>>
15 : And Canaan begat Sidon his firstborn, and Heth,
16: And the Jebusite, and the Amorite, and the Girgasite,
17: And the Hivite, and the Arkite, and the Sinite,
18: And the Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite: and afterward were the families of the Canaanites spread abroad.
19: And the border of the Canaanites was from Sidon, as thou comest to Gerar, unto Gaza; as thou goest, unto Sodom, and Gomorrah, and Admah, and Zeboim, even unto Lasha.
<<<<<<<<20: These are the sons of Ham, after their families, after their tongues, in their countries, and in their nations. >>>>>>>>>
<<<<<25: And unto Eber were born two sons: the name of one was Peleg; for in his days was the earth divided; and his brother's name was Joktan. >>>>>>>>>>>
<<<<<<31: These are the sons of Shem, after their families, after their tongues, in their lands, after their nations.
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32: These are the families of the sons of Noah, after their generations, in their nations: and by these were the nations divided in the earth after the flood. >>>>>>>>
Obviously the family of Noah soon could no longer relate to each other, for they all became seperate nations, and in just a few generations.
So does anyone have an idea of how this all came about? The city of Babel does come into this line up, but in looking at this scriptures, Babel was only a small part of the division of tongues and nations. So did God do it or did he allow Satan to do some mighty work? Any thoughts?
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