1/9/2024 0 Comments Tower of babel scripture![]() ![]() Of course, a far northern route through Russia/Siberia could have been taken-which is possible, but the Ice Age may have made migration more difficult and dangerous. It is simply an easier route than crossing mountains. This makes sense considering that the geography funnels people toward India on their way to Asia, Australia, or the Americas. In India, a whole host of languages and a number of language families exist, which is a strong indication that numerous descendants from Babel likely ended up in that area. Nations well beyond Rome’s grasp offer a different story. For example, because of Roman occupation, the Latin language infiltrated many areas, and so Spanish, Romanian, Portuguese, French, and modern-day Italian all belong to the same language family (these are called Romance Languages)-even English has extensive Latin influence. ![]() Of course, due to wars and migrations of people, languages often intermingle with other families. Language Family CorrelationsĪ second factor is based on language families. So some names that do not appear in the Babel account become harder to trace back unless they were written down and documented, which many American tribes did not do. Certain descendants of Noah, perhaps those listed in Genesis 10, would travel only so far, but their descendants were the ones to pick up tent and keep moving. Logically, the farther away from Babel people traveled, the more likely the descendants were to “pick up the torch” and continue moving about and filling the earth as per Genesis 9:1. In other words, these places may be named for great-grandsons of Noah’s great-grandsons! If this is the case, there is no direct tie to a family unit leaving Babel without more information. But this is still where correlations could help.Īnother issue here is that many geographical names may be derived from various descendants well beyond the names given in Genesis 10. Although some native names still exist, the bulk have been lost and forgotten. However, when it comes to North America and even portions of South America, European settlers have usurped many names and places and provided new names. ![]() There are some that are easy to place, such as Noah’s grandson Javan, which is still the Hebrew name for Greece, or Noah’s grandson Mizraim, which is still the Hebrew name for Egypt. This name goes back to a common people group with these variations. The ancient Urartu people also dwell in a portion of this land area. For example, the region known as Ararat by the Hebrew tongue or Armenia by the Greek tongue also contains the Araxes/Aras River. Geographical Namesįirst, names of places and people groups tend to be concentrated in various places, which is a strong indication that a people group occupied a particular area early on. For years, I’ve been trying to trace some the routes of Noah’s descendants who left Babel based on a number of factors. Also some of Japheth’s descendants remained in the Middle East (Madai's descendants became known as the Medes and were often associated with the Elamites-otherwise known as the Persians). For example, Ham’s descendant through Cush (Nimrod) remained in the land of Shinar ( Genesis 10:8–12). Of course, there were exceptions to this. Generally, from the Middle East in the land of Shinar (modern day Iraq, where Babel was), Japheth’s descendants went toward Europe, Ham’s went toward Africa, and Shem’s remained in the Middle East, moving into the surrounding areas. But after the Tower of Babel, it becomes increasingly difficult to ascertain where everyone went. For a more detailed look at the Babel dispersion, see the Table of Nations (PDF). However, this also means we are all sinners and in need of Jesus Christ. These were the families of the sons of Noah, according to their generations, in their nations and from these the nations were divided on the earth after the flood.Īll humans came through Noah and-prior to the Flood-ultimately Adam, which means we are all one family. How did Native American peoples get to North America after the Flood reduced mankind to eight people in the mountains of Ararat? Historically, the origin of all people groups begins at the Tower of Babel. ![]()
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