THE TOWER OF BABEL
"That is why it was called Babel?because there the Lord confused the language of the whole world. From there the Lord scattered them over the face of the whole world."
* The Table of Nations (10:1-32)
1. Who were the sons of Japheth?(2) Where did they spread out? (5)
2. Who were the sons of Ham? (6) Who became a mighty hunter? What were the first centers of the kingdom of Nimrod?(8-9) What other cities did he build later? (11-12)
3 Who were the descendants of Canaan? ( I 5-18) Where did they scatter? (19)
4 Who were the sons of Sherri? (22) What happened in the time of Peleg? (1 1:8) Where did the Semites live? (30)
* The Tower of Babel (l 1:1-9)
5. How many lauguages did people speak at this time? (1) What did people decide to do together in Shinar?(3-4) What was their purpose to build a tower of Babel? (4) How did they disobey God's command? (9:1)
6. What was God's comment when he saw them building the tower? (6) What was his plan to deal with their problem? (7)
7. What did God do to the people who were building the tower?(8) What is the meaning of Babel?(9) What does this event teach about mankind? About God?
* From Shem to Abram (10-32)
8. Why is Shem's genealogy repeated in chapter 1 l? Who were the descendants
of Terah? (26)