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NASB | Genesis 11:8 So the LORD scattered them abroad from there over the face of the whole earth; and they stopped building the city. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Genesis 11:8 So the LORD scattered them abroad from there over the surface of the entire earth; and they stopped building the city. |
Bible Question: Where did all the different nationalities come from |
Bible Answer: Dear Blue, The descendants of Noah, at Babel (Genesis 11) were defying God by not moving out and colonizing the earth. Had they done so, via separation and natural cultural evolution, a wide diverse variety nations would have been the result. God hastened the process by confusing their language. God is fulfilling His eternal purpose in the redemption of a people of His own. They are from all the diverse ethnic groups of the world, as well as through time (Revelation 7:9). Many of them have at their roots a natural enmity for one another. Yet, through the cross, God has reconciled His own to Himself and to one another (Ephesians 2:16-17). The net result of all of this is, I believe, for the purpose of bringing God glory. In Him, Doc |
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