Bible Question:
I know the Bible does not contradict itself, but I am have trouble understanding two different verses in Genesis. Gen 10:5 By these were the isles of the Gentiles divided in their lands; every one after his tongue, after their families, in their nations. Notice the dividion was of lands, tongue, and families. My question is concerning the tongue. Now notice my next verse, which is in the future from this verse. Gen 11:1 And the whole earth was of one language, and of one speech. Have the people advanced into one language or is Genesis 10:5 speaking of something else? |
Bible Answer: Greetings! Have you ever noticed that by listening to their speech, you can determine a person's origin? Folks from Brooklyn sound much different from those who hail from New Orleans. Those from "down under" sound different from those "across the pond" or even our friends "north of the border." And let's not forget those who speak English as a second language. We are all speaking the same language are we not? But the way our "tongues" are trained to pronounce words may affect they way those words "sound"to others. Basically, the words (language) are the same, but the pronounciations differ. I suspect that this is what the Bible is addressing here. Does this make sense to you? Blessisngs, mommapbs |
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