Humanity is Scattered (Gen. 11:1-9)
- Author
- Sweeter Than Honey
- Published
- Wed 31 May 2023
- Episode Link
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What's up with the Tower of Babel? It's a story that's relatively known, but rarely understood as more than, "This is to explain why people speak different languages." What's really going on here? Josh and Brendan, with help from Tori's questions and analogies, dive in to understand why the tower was built, why YHWH responded how he did, and why Babel and Babylon are the same thing, but also not quite.
Key Words
- zamam (זָמַם) - to consider, purpose, devise
- puwts (פוּץ) - to be dispersed or scattered
- migdal or migdalah (מִגְדָּל) - a tower
- iyr (עִיר) - city (lit. excitement)
- saphah (שָׂפָה) - lip, speech, edge
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