Genesis 11
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Genesis 11
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Genesis 11 consists of two main sections: the tower of Babel and the genealogy of Shem to Abram.
At this time, all people on earth spoke the same language. They settled in the plain of Shinar (Babylonia). They decided to build a city with a tower reaching to the heavens to make a name for themselves and avoid being scattered.
God came down to see the city and tower. He was concerned about what humans might achieve if they remained united with one language. So He confused their language so they couldn't understand each other. This caused people to scatter across the earth. The city was called Babel because God confused the language of the world there. (The Hebrew word bāḇel is rooted in the word bālal, which means "to confuse.")
Genesis 11 also records the descendants of Shem (one of Noah's sons), tracing the lineage from Shem to Terah, the father of Abram (later renamed Abraham). The record shows the gradual decrease in human lifespan after the flood.
The genealogy ends with Terah taking his family, including Abram, from Ur of the Chaldees toward Canaan. They settled in Haran, where Terah died.