Nimrod’s kingdom spread from Babylon to Erech, Akkad, and Calneh in the land of Shinar.
Genesis 11:9 - Easy To Read Version That is the place where the Lord confused the language of the whole world. So that place is called Babel. [68] So the Lord caused the people to spread out from that place to all the other places on earth. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Therefore the name of it was called Babel–because there the Lord confounded the language of all the earth; and from that place the Lord scattered them abroad upon the face of the whole earth. American Standard Version (1901) Therefore was the name of it called Babel; because Jehovah did there confound the language of all the earth: and from thence did Jehovah scatter them abroad upon the face of all the earth. Common English Bible Therefore, it is named Babel, because there the LORD mixed up the language of all the earth; and from there the LORD dispersed them over all the earth. Catholic Public Domain Version And for this reason, its name was called 'Babel,' because in that place the language of the whole earth became confused. And from then on, the Lord scattered them across the face of every region. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And therefore the name thereof was called Babel, because there the language of the whole earth was confounded: and from thence the Lord scattered them abroad upon the face of all countries. |
Nimrod’s kingdom spread from Babylon to Erech, Akkad, and Calneh in the land of Shinar.
All those people were descendants [61] of Ham. All those families had their own languages and their own lands. They became separate nations.
Eber was the father of two sons. One son was named Peleg. [63] He was given this name because the earth was divided during his life. The other son was named Joktan.
All the people who lived in the area around the Mediterranean Sea came from these sons of Japheth. Each son had his own land. All the families grew and became different nations. Each nation had its own language.
God began by making one man (Adam). From him God made all the different people. God made them to live everywhere in the world. God decided exactly when and where they must live.
Suppose the whole church meets together and you all speak in \{different\} languages. If some people come in that are without understanding or don’t believe, then those people will say you are crazy.