Bible Question (short): Language question |
Question (full): Genesis ch 10 covers the geneology of the sons of Noah. Concluding each geneology is a statement saying that these nations were separated by their lands, families, and their languages (ch 10 v. 5, 20, and 31). Then in Genesis ch 11 v. 1, it says the whole earth was of one language - using "the same words" (nas) or "a common speech" (niv). How can the nations of the world be separated by language in ch 10 and in ch 11 be "unified by one language and one accent and one mode of expression" (amp)? |