Bible Question:
Questions in reference to Babel from Gen 11 Gen 11:1 Now the whole earth used the same language and the same words. Why is “language and words” both used in this sentence? This seams redundant. Could language mean something else? Such as a religion? Gen 11:6 The LORD said, “Behold, they are one people, and they all have the same language. And this is what they began to do, and now nothing which they purpose to do will be impossible for them. What does the Lord mean by “. . .now nothing which they purpose to do will be impossible for them.”? Is He referring to construction and engineering? Or is he referring to something spiritual because they speak the same “Language”? Gen 11:6 “Come, let Us go down and there confuse their language, so that they will not understand one another’s speech.” Did this change the way people worshiped the Lord? Was this the beginning of different religions? Quotes from the NASB |
Bible Answer: "Why is “language and words” both used in this sentence? This seams redundant." This is not necessarily redundant. The Bible often uses parallelism to state the same truth in different words as in a couplet from Psalms or Proverbs. "Could language mean something else? Such as a religion?" We know what the Bible means by what it says. Language means language. Religion means religion. I don't know of any original language word that is translated sometimes as language and others times as religion. "Gen 11:6 “Come, let Us go down and there confuse their language, so that they will not understand one another’s speech.”" "Did this change the way people worshiped the Lord?" It is doubtful that the people who were building the tower of Babel were worshiping the Lord to begin with. "Was this the beginning of different religions?" No, this would be the beginning of different languages. Hope this helps. |