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1 | Why didn't Noah stop tower of Babel? | Genesis | Makarios | 95734 | ||
Greetings TommyS, Ok.. Let's try to sort this out... Noah lived 350 years after the flood (Gen. 9:28).. Shem became the father of Arpachshad 2 years after the flood (Gen. 11:10). Arpachshad lived 35 years and then became the father of Shelah (37 years after the flood). Shelah lived 35 years, and then became the father of Eber (72 years after the flood). Eber lived 34 years, and became the father of Peleg (Peleg was born 106 years after the flood). Therefore, Noah was still alive by the time Peleg was born, and was alive during his lifetime (Peleg lived to be at least 239 years [Gen. 11:18-19]). Now, Genesis 10:25 and 1 Chr. 1:19 tell us: "Two sons were born to Eber; the name of the one was Peleg, for in his days the earth was divided; and his brother's name was Joktan." [Genesis 10:25, NASB] "Two sons were born to Eber, the name of the one was Peleg, for in his days the earth was divided, and his brother's name was Joktan." [1 Chronicles 1:19, NASB] Therefore, is "the earth divided" referring to the Lord's scattering of all the people, after they had built the Tower of Babel, since everyone spoke the same language? The answer is Yes, both Genesis 10:25 and 1 Chr. 1:19 are referring to the scattering of Gen. 11:9. And that, therefore, means that if the scattering of Gen. 11:9 took place during Peleg's time (his very name means "division"), then Noah would also have been still alive during this time.. In conclusion, you are absolutely correct, TommyS, in coming to the conclusion that Noah was still around during the time of the Tower of Babel. However, there is nothing in the Bible that suggests to us that Noah knew about the Tower, wanted to take action against its building, or was physically able to take action against it in his advanced age. We do not know. Perhaps they built the tower in a land far east as to escape the notice of Noah (now I am speculating!). But you are absolutely correct in saying that Noah was alive during the time of the building of the Tower of Babel, and I was in the wrong by thinking that he had already passed away by this time. :-) Blessings to you, Makarios |
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2 | Why didn't Noah stop tower of Babel? | Genesis | EdB | 95781 | ||
Makarios I have a question, you said,"Therefore, is "the earth divided" referring to the Lord's scattering of all the people, after they had built the Tower of Babel, since everyone spoke the same language? The answer is Yes, both Genesis 10:25 and 1 Chr. 1:19 are referring to the scattering of Gen. 11:9. And that, therefore, means that if the scattering of Gen. 11:9 took place during Peleg's time (his very name means "division"), then Noah would also have been still alive during this time." How do we know it is talking about the scattering of the people or the actual dividing of the continents that we know took place around the time of the flood? Couldn’t this actually be referring to the shifting of the plates of the earth caused by the flood. If it is then once again we do not know the exact time frame of the Tower of Babel and whether Noah was alive. I also agree whether Noah was alive or not there is no indication that he was aware of it. EdB |
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3 | Why didn't Noah stop tower of Babel? | Genesis | Makarios | 95857 | ||
Greetings my friend, I thought about that also, (Gen. 10:25; 1 Chr. 1:19) "the earth divided", that it could mean something other than the dispersement or scattering of the people.. But the more I thought about it, the more that I became convinced in my own mind that it had to mean the Tower of Babel.. Peleg was clearly not born during the time of the flood, but 109 years after the flood.. So that would take away support from saying that the "earth divided" is referring to the dividing of the continents. And if the writer of Genesis is going to take the time to write down that something called "the earth divided" took place (10:25), then surely he would have included that event within the text of his book. And the only 'event' around the time of Peleg that mentions the earth being divided is Genesis chapter 11, which starts out by saying, "Now the whole earth used the same language and the same words" and then ends the thought saying, "..and from there the LORD scattered them abroad over the face of the whole earth." (v.9) Also, here is some extra-biblical support.. :-) [1 Chronicles] "1:19 Peleg means "division" and refers to the scattering of Gen. 11:9, which occurred during his times." (1) [Genesis] "10:25 the earth was divided. This looks ahead to the dispersion of nations at Babel (11:1-9)." (2) As for continental drift, some would take Genesis 1:9-10 to refer to a 'gathering together' of seas in one place, which would imply that there was, at one time, one landmass. Scientific evidence indicates that the continents have moved apart in the past, but can today's supposed drift rates of 0.78 - 5.9 inches per year be extrapolated far back into the past? Interesting hypothetical question, but not many answers when it comes to the Bible, except for say, Psalm 104:6-8, which describes the abating of the waters which had stood above the mountains. Verse 8 most naturally translates as, "The mountains rose up; the valleys sank down," implying that vertical earth movements were the dominant tectonic forces operating at the close of the flood, in contrast to the horizontal forces dominant during the spreading phase. Plate collisions would have pushed up mountains. It is significant to know, that the Mountains of Ararat (Gen. 8:4) are in a tectonically active region at what is believed to be the junction of three crustal plates! (3) But beyond that, the Bible is silent on the science of plate tectonics. Blessings to you, Makarios (1) Ryrie Study Bible, Expanded Edition, 1995, Charles C. Ryrie, The Moody Bible Institute of Chicago (2) The MacArthur Study Bible, 1997, John MacArthur, Word Publishing (3) "The Revised and Expanded Answers Book", Ken Ham, Jonathan Sarfati, Carl Wieland, 1990, Creation Science Foundation, http://www.AnswersinGenesis.org, pg. 165 |
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4 | Why didn't Noah stop tower of Babel? | Genesis | EdB | 95867 | ||
Makarios I traced back where I had first read it suggested that the separation was the continents rather than the division of the people, I found it came from Dake mostly likely during my WOF days. So much for eat the meat and spit out the bones baloney, everyone says. Them bones stick to you. I suspected as much when I wrote my post this morning which explains my wording. Incidently I was watching Nation Geographic Channel and some noted scientists are now saying the plate shift was more sudden and violent than first suspected. One even suggested the continents may have been divided within as little as one years time frame. EdB |
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