These are the families of the sons of Noah, according to their generations, in their nations. From these were the nations divided in the earth after the flood.
From these the coastlands of the nations were divided into their lands, everyone according to his tongue, according to their families, by their nations.
Then they said, “Come, let us build us a city and a tower, whose top will reach to heaven, and let us make a name for ourselves; otherwise we will be scattered abroad over the face of the whole earth.”
Therefore the name of it was called Babel, because there the Lord confused the language of all the earth. From there the Lord scattered them abroad over the face of all the earth.
When the Most High gave the nations their inheritance, when He separated the sons of man, He set the boundaries of the peoples according to the number of the Israelites.