But they could not gain this point; for we do not find in any history the name of so much as one of these Babel - builders.Philo Judeus saith they engraved every one his name upon a brick; yet neither did that serve their purpose. The preservation of the line uncorrupted by which the Messiah should come. So God divided mankind by tribe and tongue. "Hew this brick,". In Genesis 49:11 and Genesis 49:12 Jacob finishes his blessing on Judah by depicting the abundance of his possessions in the promised land. Genesis 49:11. ix., c. 15; and Josephus, Antiq., lib. Those who dwelt in Ur were either priests or astronomers, Daniel 2:10, and also idolaters, Joshua 24:2, Joshua 24:3, Joshua 24:14, Joshua 24:15. We have already seen that the Scripture chronology, as it exists in the Hebrew text, the Samaritan, the Septuagint, Josephus, and some of the fathers, is greatly embarrassed; and it is yet much more so in the various systems of learned and unlearned chronologists. Hence we find Shem, the youngest son of Noah, always mentioned first; Moses is mentioned before his elder brother Aaron; and Abram before his two elder brethren Haran and Nahor. It probably had its name Ur אור, which signifies fire, from the worship practiced there. Whereas mention had before been made of Babylon in a single word, Moses now more largely explains whence it derived its name. ( Gen 11:1-4) A tower in the land of Shinar . And they said, Go to, let us build us a city and a tower, whose top may reach unto heaven; and let us … THETOWEROFBABEL. when the Son of Man shall sit upon the throne of his glory, and all nations shall be gathered before him. Therefore is the name of it called Babel; 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. And they had brick for stone, and slime had they for morter. And it is very probable that it was from this country that the wise men came to adore Christ; for it is said they came from the east to Jerusalem, Matthew 2:1. We all suffer hereby to this day: in all the inconveniences we sustain by the diversity of languages, and all the trouble we are at to learn the languages we have occasion for, we smart for the rebellion of our ancestors at Babel; nay, and those unhappy controversies, which are strifes of words, and arise from our misunderstanding of one another's languages, for ought I know, are owing to this confusion of tongues. Scatter their stuff and tumble down their tools. But this is not the case. Now it appears, from Numbers 22:5, that Balaam dwelt at Pethor, on the river Euphrates. Afterwards the designs of God's endless mercy were more particularly unfolded; and the word, which seemed to be confined for two thousand years to the descendants of a single family, bursts forth on all hands, salvation is preached to the Gentiles, and thus in Abram's seed all the nations of the earth are blessed. Evang., lib. That there was an observable gradual decrease in the years of theirlives. Their language was confounded. We learn that it is by God’s decree that there are so many languages on the earth. Rebellion against God at Babel (11:1-9) Babel was one of the cities founded by Nimrod in the land of Shinar, ancient Babylonia (see 10:8- 12). Updated. They also shared the goal of not wanting to be separated. << Genesis 10 | Genesis 11 | Genesis 12 >>. This appears to have been founded on "whose top may reach to heaven," which has been already explained. “The whole land” evidently means the whole then known world with all its human inhabitants. And Terah lived seventy years, and begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran. Then they said, "Come, let us build ourselves a city, with a tower that reaches to the heavens, so that … 1. the whole earth was of one language. Commentaries for Genesis Chapter 11 One language in the world, The building of Babel. That Eber, from whom the Hebrews were denominated, was thelongest lived of any that were born after the flood; which perhaps was the reward of his strict adherence to the ways of God. This chapter leaves them in Haran or Charran, a place about the mid - way between Ur and Canaan, where they dwelt 'till Terah's head was laid; probably because the old man was unable, through the infirmities of age, to proceed in his journey. See Bochart Geogr. I shall not examine how the different languages of the earth were formed. Genesis 11:1-9 Literary Context. The oldest written language known to moderns is cuneiform Sumerian, dating from 3,000 B.C. Following the flood but before the call of Abraham, there is a brief section in the Bible that gives significant insight into mans' speedy demise into godlessness. to the four quarters of the world. Chapter 11 of Genesis plays an important role in the theological flow of the book of Genesis. View Genesis . That it was God's work; the Lord scattered them; God's hand is to be acknowledged in all scattering providences; if the family be scattered, relations scattered, churches scattered, it is the Lord's doing. Now the LORD had said to Abram: “Get out of your country, From your family And from your father’s house, To a land that I will show you. The anomalies even in the most regular languages sufficiently prove this. The book of Genesis is the foundation for the theology of work. How they excited and encouraged one another to set about this work. He preached in the same church as C. H. Spurgeon over one hundred years earlier. For what ends they built. Resources » Commentaries » Genesis » Chapter 11 » exegesis. The New American Commentary: Genesis 1- 11:26 (New American Commentary) Forsake their purpose, and, like frantic fools. That they left behind them a perpetual memorandum of their reproach in the name given to the place; it was called Babel, confusion. It is said that the gods sent strong winds against them, which dispersed both them and their work. On this point Bochart observes that these things are taken from the Chaldeans, who preserve many remains of ancient facts; and though they often add circumstances, yet they are, in general, in some sort dependent on the text. The country, being plain, yielded neither stone nor mortar, yet this did... 3. See Calmet. God, who when he made man taught him tospeak, now made those builders to forget their former language; and to speak a new one, which yet was the same to those of the same tribe or family, but not to others: those of one colony could converse together, but not with those of another. 10 - 26. ", One brings him up a hammer. (Observe that Babylon and Babel are the same.) The invention of new arts and trades must give birth to a variety of terms and expressions. Cambridge Bible Commentary on the New English Bible. of a revolt in the eastern provinces, beyond the Euphrates. Yet most people today have never heard of John Gill. And Haran died before his father Terah in the land of his nativity, in Ur of the Chaldees. Now the whole earth had one language and one speech. Now the LORD had said to Abram: In Acts 7:2-4, God revealed through Stephen that this promise was made to Abram when he was in Mesopotamia, b… (ABD, vol. Haran, the father of Lot, of whom it is here said. Verse Thoughts. When the earth began to bereplenished, mens lives began to shorten so that the decrease is to be imputed to the wise disposal of providence, rather than to any decay of nature. It certainly was not the work of a moment; different climates must have a considerable share in the formation of tongues, by their influence on the organs of speech. California - Do Not Sell My Personal Information. Some say that these builders were divided into seventy-two nations, with seventy-two different languages; but this is an idle, unfounded tale. Genesis 11:29 And Abram and Nahor took them wives: the name of Abram’s wife [was] Sarai; and the name of Nahor’s wife, Milcah, the daughter of Haran, the father of Milcah, and the father of Iscah.. Ver. A sybil, whose oracle is yet extant, spoke both of it and of the confusion of tongues; so did Eupolemus and Abydenus. And the same prophet represents the Syrians as dwelling eastward of Jerusalem, Isaiah 9:12 : The Syrians before, מקדם mikkedem, from the east, the same word which Moses uses here. 1Era entonces toda la tierra de una lengua y unas mismas palabras. I will bless those who bless you, And I will curse him who curses you; And in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.” a. Abraham is said to have come from the east to Canaan, Isaiah 41:2; but it is well known that he came from Mesopotamia and Chaldea. Of God's just wrath, all weak and heart-deprived. Genesis 11 - Commentary by Rev. 1 - 4. Hence none can find fault, and none can have cause to complain; as the salvation which for a time appeared to be restricted to a few, is now on the authority of God, liberally offered to the whole human race! Some suppose it was intended to prevent the effects of another flood, by affording an asylum to the builders and their families in case of another general deluge. This appears to have been taken from the Chaldean history, in which it is said their dispersion was made to the four winds of heaven, בארבע רוחי שמיא bearba ruchey shemaiya, i.e. We are including a special comment on this verse because of the alleged contradiction regarding the age of Terah and Abram's leaving Haran when he was 75 years of age ( Acts 7:4 ). It shows how Noah's descendents became scattered across the world and the reason for their distribution. Genesis 11 Commentary. The contents of this chapter seem to precede in time those of chapter 10. Their sinfulness, they were the sons of Adam, so it is in theHebrew; nay, of that Adam, that sinful disobedient Adam, whose children are by nature children of disobedience. Modern Bible students have many other ideas. 1, p. 1213), and the culture from 10,000-8,000 B.C. 1692. These Chasdim, whence the Χαλδαιοι, Chaldeans, of the Septuagint, Vulgate, and all later versions, afterwards settled on the south of the Euphrates. Others think that it was designed to be a grand city, the seat of government, in order to prevent a general dispersion. This is ever the same; in all countries, climates, and ages, the language of truth, like that God from whom it sprang, is unchangeable. Many others might be reduced to a common source, yet everywhere there is sufficient evidence of this confusion. When any case of dignity or pre-eminence is to be marked, then even the youngest son is set before all the rest, though contrary to the usage of the Scriptures in other cases. Their building was stopped, they left off to build the city - This wasthe effect of the confusion of their tongue's; for it not only disabled them from helping one another, but probably struck a damp upon their spirits, since they saw the hand of the Lord gone out against them. Copyright © 2021, Bible Study Tools. The descendants of Noah, united by the strong bond of a common language, had not separated, and notwithstanding the divine command to replenish the earth, were unwilling to separate. Another bids; and then they cleave a tree; "Make fast this rope," and then they let it flee. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1973. Davidson, Robert. 4. Before the tribes and nations described in Genesis 10 were formed, all the people of the earth shared one language and one culture. How soon men forget the most tremendous judgments, and go back to their former crimes! Commentaries for Genesis Chapter 11 One language in the world, The building of Babel. Salem Media Group. June 9, 2019. Abram himself saith, she was the daughter of his father, but not the daughter of his mother. †This "Prologue" to Genesis presents the material in the form of myths within a religious framework and seeks to see extrabiblical tales behind the events of creation, the Fall, the Flood, and the tower of Babel. CONFUSION OF TONGUES. Sacr., lib. How little do we know of those that are gone before us in this world, even those that lived in the same places where we live! Some speak between the teeth, some in the nose, Some in the throat their words do ill dispose -, "Bring me," quoth one, "a trowel, quickly, quick! Being therefore strictly united in all things, coming to the fertile plains of Shinar they proposed to settle themselves there, instead of spreading themselves over all the countries of the earth, according to the design of God; and in reference to this purpose they encouraged one another to build a city and a tower, probably a temple, to prevent their separation, "lest," say they, "we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth:" but God, miraculously interposing, confounded or frustrated their rebellious design, which was inconsistent with his will; see Deuteronomy 32:8; Acts 17:26; and, partly by confounding their language, and disturbing their counsels, they could no longer keep in a united state; so that agreeing in nothing but the necessity of separating, they went off in different directions, and thus became scattered abroad upon the face of the earth. And he wasnot merely recording ancient history. Daniel 11:44, represents Antiochus as troubled at news received from the east; i.e. Not at all, unless the favoring of the one for a time should necessarily cut off the others for ever. John Trapp Complete Commentary. It is God's gift; and his own wisdom must determine the time, the person, and the place. The New American Commentary: Genesis 1- 11:26 (New American Commentary) [Mathews, Kenneth] on Amazon.com. Genesis 11:29 with Genesis 22:20-23), and Haran as the father of Lot (Genesis 11:27). What was the divine plan of frustration (Genesis 11:7)? But through a just judgment of God, the language of all those who have attempted to do this has been confounded, and the word of the Lord abideth for ever. Nahor, out of whole family both Isaac and Jacob had their wives. See Bochart as above. After he begot Arphaxad, Shem lived five hundred years, and begot sons and daughters. They say Babel was built by the giants, because Nimrod, one of the builders, is called in the Hebrew text גבור gibbor, a mighty man; or, as the Septuagint, γιγας, a giant. ( Gen 11:1-4) A tower in the land of Shinar . January February March April May June July August September October November December 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022. And they said, Go to, let us build us a city and a tower, whose top may reach unto heaven; and let us … “Era entonces toda la tierra de una lengua y unas mismas palabras” (v. 1). i., c. 5. So the LORD scattered them abroad from thence upon the face of all the earth: and they left off to build the city. The learned are almost unanimously of opinion that the ancient inhabitants of this region were ignicolists or worshippers of fire, and in that place this sort of worship probably originated; and in honor of this element, the symbol of the Supreme Being, the whole country, or a particular city in it, might have had the name Ur. In Genesis 11:26 the genealogy closes, like that in Genesis 5:32, with the names of three sons of Terah, all of whom sustained an important relation to the subsequent history, viz., Abram as the father of the chosen family, Nahor as the ancestor of Rebekah (cf. Genesis 11:1. Article Images Copyright © 2021 Getty Images unless otherwise indicated. And the LORD came down to see the city and the tower, which the children of men builded. Where, when, and to whom, are comparatively matters of small importance. 1. What name was given this locality, and why (Genesis 11:9)? And Arphaxad lived five and thirty years, and begat Salah: And Arphaxad lived after he begat Salah four hundred and three years, and begat sons and daughters. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Nebuchadnezzar repaired and beautified this tower, and it was dedicated to Bel, or the sun. And Nahor lived nine and twenty years, and begat Terah: And Nahor lived after he begat Terah an hundred and nineteen years, and begat sons and daughters. Genesis 37 is a sad commentary on Jacob's dysfunctional family, in which ten sons plot to kill their half-brother, eventually sell him, and then lie to their father. The very thing which they feared came upon them; that dispersion which they thought to evade. What materials they used in their building. An account of this tower, and of the confusion of tongues, is given by several ancient authors. And the whole earth was of one language — Now while they all understood one another, they would be the more capable of helping one another, and the less inclinable to separate. And they said, Go to, let us build us a city and a tower, whose top. It was probably from this disguised representation of the Hebrew text that the Greek and Roman poets took their fable of the giants waging war with the gods, and piling mountain upon mountain in order to scale heaven. His wife was Sarai, who, tho' some think was the same with Iscah the daughter of Haran. GENESIS 11. And Peleg lived thirty years, and begat Reu: And Peleg lived after he begat Reu two hundred and nine years, and begat sons and daughters. Abraham is the central figure of Genesis. 3. They did it to prevent their dispersion; lest we be scatteredabroad upon the face of the earth - It was done (saith Josephus) in disobedience to that command. ii., part 1, etc., in which he enters into the subject with a cautious but firm step; and, if he has not been able to remove all its difficulties, has thrown very considerable light upon most parts of it. That Babel was built in the land of Shinar we have the authority of the sacred text to prove; and that Babylon was built in the same country we have the testimony of Eusebius, Praep. Genesis 11:32 says, "The days of Terah were two hundred and five years, and Terah died in Haran." Introduction. The project of some to frame an universal character in order to an universal language, how desirable soever it may seem, yet I think is but a vain thing for it is to strive against a divine sentence, by which the languages of the nations will be divided while the world stands. Genesis 11:27-28 "Now these [are] the generations of Terah: Terah begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran; and Haran begat Lot." Now the whole earth had one language and one speech. The Arabic, Chaldee, Syriac, and Ethiopic, still bear the most striking resemblance to their parent, the Hebrew. This is unfortunate, since his works contain priceless gems of information that are found nowhere except in the ancient writings of the Jews. How soon men forget the most tremendous judgments, and go back to their former crimes! He is arguably the most famous man of the Old Testament, and certainly one of the most influential men of history. 1. His country: Ur of the Chaldee's - An idolatrous country, where even the children of Eber themselves degenerated. One would have spikes, and him a spade they give; Thus crossly crost, they prate and point in vain: These masons then, seeing the storm arrived. The first nine verses tell us how the dispersion of nations over the whole earth started out. Commentary on Genesis 11:27-32 (Read Genesis 11:27-32) Here begins the story of Abram, whose name is famous in both Testaments. And Eber lived four and thirty years, and begat Peleg: And Eber lived after he begat Peleg four hundred and thirty years, and begat sons and daughters. Genesis 11:10 begins the section dealing with the generations of Shem; 11:27 begins a section which runs through 25:11, dealing with the generations of Terah, the father of Abraham, or Abram, as he was first named. All the inhabitants of the earth, speaking one language and dwelling in one place, Genesis 11:1, Genesis 11:2, purpose to build a city and a tower to prevent their dispersion, Genesis 11:3, Genesis 11:4.God confounds their language, and scatters them over the whole earth, Genesis 11:5-9.Account of the lives and families of the postdiluvian patriarchs. Genesis 11:28 "And Haran died before his father Terah in the land of his nativity, in Ur of the Chaldees." genealogy of Shem: Shem wasone hundred years old, and begot Arphaxad two years after the flood. To make them a name: they would do something to be talked of byposterity. 6. Genesis 11:1-32. All the inhabitants of the earth, speaking one language and dwelling in one place, 1, 2, purpose to build a city and a tower to prevent their dispersion, 3, 4. When God makes a discovery of himself by a particular revelation, it must begin in some particular time, and be given to some particular person, and in some particular place. Their weakness and frailty, it was a foolish thing for the childrenof men, worms of the earth, to defy heaven. 1. Their weakness and frailty, it was a foolish thing for the childrenof men, worms of the earth, to defy heaven. i., c. 13, edit. (Read all of Genesis 11) Verse 1. And it came to pass, as they journeyed from the east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar, and they dwelt there. What was the result (Genesis 11:8)? By Home 10 February, 2021 Genesis Commentary Lists 0 Comments. Even the children of Eber had become worshippers of false gods. But if this be the case, have not others cause to complain because not thus favored? Then they said to one another, "Come, let us make bricks and bake them thoroughly." And the whole earth was of one language, and of one speech. And Shem lived after he begat Arphaxad five hundred years, and begat sons and daughters. The confusion of tongues, The builders of Babel dispersed. And because the verb פוץ brev eht esua phuts, or נפץ naphats, used by Moses, signifies, not only to scatter, but also to break to pieces; whence thunder, Isaiah 30:30, is called נפץ nephets, a breaking to pieces; hence they supposed the whole work was broken to pieces and overturned. Commentary on the Bible, by Adam Clarke [1831]. In fact, Genesis is a very carefulaccount, which teaches These giants are said to have raised a tower up to heaven, as if they had intended to have ascended thither. Bible Commentary / Produced by TOW Project. Genesis 1-11. BAR ES, "Gen_11:1 The previous state of human language is here briefly described. Any discussion of work in biblical perspective eventually finds itself grounded on passages in this book. Every language is confounded less or more but that of eternal truth. Please enter your email address associated with your Salem All-Pass account, then click Continue. Noah and his family, landing after the flood on one of the mountains of Armenia, would doubtless descend and cultivate the valleys: as they increased, they appear to have passed along the banks of the Euphrates, till, at the time specified here, they came to the plains of Shinar, allowed to be the most fertile country in the east. 2Y aconteció que, como se partieron de oriente, hallaron una vega en la tierra de Sinar, y asentaron allí. “Abram”: The name means “exalted father” (17:5). Merchandise, commerce, and the cultivation of the sciences, would produce their share; and different forms of government, modes of life, and means of instruction, also contribute their quota. Go to, let us go down, and there confound their language, that they may not understand one another's speech. Bochart has observed that there is a place called Ouri, south of the Euphrates, in the way from Nisibis to the river Tigris. 5. There is an ancient tradition that Moses wasthe author. Their distinction from the children of God, from whom those daringbuilders had separated themselves, and built this tower to support and perpetuate the separation. 1 - 9. 2. Isaiah 46:11, represents Cyrus as coming from the east against Babylon. Isaac and Jacob also received the promises, the twelve patriarchs through their father, and the whole Jewish people through them. Genesis 11. Those who are through grace, heirs of the land of promise, ought to remember what was the land of their birth; what was their corrupt and sinful state by nature. Genesis 11:4(NASB) Picture courtesy of Commons Wikimedia. The building of Babel, the confusion of tongues, and the first call of Abram, are three remarkable particulars in this chapter; and these led to the accomplishment of three grand and important designs: 2. 11:1 "the whole earth used the same language" It is obvious that Genesis 11 explains the dispersion described in Genesis 10. The builders were scattered abroad from thence upon the face of thewhole earth - They departed in companies after their families and after their tongues. Here is an expression after the manner of men; The Lord came down to see the city. God confounds their language, and scatters them over the whole earth, 5-9. Man had migrated to the fertile plain in the land of Shinar and there settled down. There we have the story of how the … Obviously, chapter eleven moves back to the beginning of the previous chapter. The pedigree of the sons of God down to Abraham, ver. All the inhabitants of the earth, speaking one language and dwelling in one place. However, Genesis 37 is also a commentary on God's grace and sovereign will. Abram was first favored; that time, that country, and that person were chosen by infinite wisdom, for there and then God chose to commence these mighty operations of Divine goodness. GÉNESIS 11:1-2. אוַיְהִ֥י כָל־הָאָ֖רֶץ שָׂפָ֣ה אֶחָ֑ת וּדְבָרִ֖ים אֲחָדִֽים: … 11: 26 says: "After Terah had lived 70 years, he became the father of Abram, Nahor and Haran." Abram (later changed to "Abraham") is mentioned 312 times in 272 verses in the Bible. And Serug lived thirty years, and begat Nahor: And Serug lived after he begat Nahor two hundred years, and begat sons and daughters. And the whole earth was of one language . John Calvin’s Bible Commentary. And it came to pass, as they journeyed from the east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar, and they dwelt there. It would seem that the offspring of Noah had decided to trade in their tents for a townhouse. God took action to delay the progression of the plans of mankind at the tower of Babel. It is probable that their being of one language and of one speech implies, not only a sameness of language, but also a unity of sentiment and design, as seems pretty clearly intimated in Genesis 11:6. With this blow of the avenging rod of God came to an end the third … Whatever their design might have been, it is certain that this temple or tower was afterwards devoted to idolatrous purposes. 5 - 9. This language of truth all the ancient and modern Babel builders have not been able to confound, notwithstanding their repeated attempts. And Reu lived two and thirty years, and begat Serug: And Reu lived after he begat Serug two hundred and seven years, and begat sons and daughters. 29. It speaks in all tongues, to all nations, and in all hearts: "There is one God, the fountain of goodness, justice, and truth. ADAM CLARKE'S BIBLE COMMENTARY -. That nothing is left upon record concerning those of this line, but theirnames and ages; the Holy Ghost seeming to hasten thro' them to the story of Abraham. His departure out of Ur of the Chaldees, with his father Terah, and his nephew Lot, and the rest of his family, in obedience to the call of God. These giants, they say, sprang from the earth, because, in Genesis 10:11, it is said, He went, מן הארץ ההוא min haarets hahiv, out of that earth; but this is rather spoken of Asshur, who was another of the Babel builders. How have men toiled to make this language clothe their own ideas; and thus cause God to speak according to the pride, prejudice and worst passions of men! Commentary on Genesis 11:1-9 - Working Preacher from Luther Seminary. Chapter 11 The old distinction between the sons of God and the sons of men (professors and profane) survived the flood, and now appeared again, when men began to multiply: according to this distinction we have, in this chapter, I. And the days of Terah were two hundred and five years: and Terah died in Haran. I will make you a great nation; I will bless you And make your name great; And you shall be a blessing. 2001-05-26; 14:31:23utc. The Targums, both of Jonathan ben Uzziel and of Jerusalem, assert that the tower was for idolatrous worship; and that they intended to place an image on the top of the tower with a sword in its hand, probably to act as a talisman against their enemies. The Chaldees mentioned here had not this name in the time of which Moses speaks, but they were called so in the time in which Moses wrote. The rest of the chapter goes back to the genealogy of Shem. Then they said to one another, “Come, let us make bricks and bake them thoroughly.”. Herodotus saw the tower and described it. GE ESIS 11 COMME TARY EDITED BY GLE PEASE The Tower of Babel 1 ow the whole world had one language and a common speech. Now the entire earth was of one language and uniform words. As in previous volumes within the Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture, the range of comment contained in Genesis 1--11 spans from the first century to the eighth, from East to West, and from Greek and Latin speakers to Syriac. And it came to pass, as they journeyed from the east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar; and they dwelt there. But two things it seems they aimed at in building. i. We may here lament the loss of the universal use of the Hebrew tongue, which from henceforth was the vulgar language of the Hebrews only, and continued so till the captivity in Babylon, where, even among them, it was exchanged for the Syriac. Study the bible online using commentary on Genesis 11 and more! Genesis 11 - Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible . Chesed was the son of Nahor, the son of Terah, Genesis 22:22. Similarly, Augustine devoted portions of five works to the first chapter of Genesis. 3. Proud member “One language, and of one speech”: God, who made man as the one creature with whom He could speak (1:28), was to take the gift of language and use it to divide the race, for the apostate worship at Babel indicated that man had turned against God in pride (11:8-9). The same church as c. H. 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