Genesis 11:9
Therefore its name was called Babel, because there Yahweh confused the language of all the earth. From there, Yahweh scattered them abroad on the surface of all the earth.
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- Genesis 10:5 Of these were the islands of the nations divided in their lands, everyone after his language, after their families, in their nations.
- Genesis 10:10 The beginning of his kingdom was Babel, Erech, Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.
- Genesis 10:20 These are the sons of Ham, after their families, according to their languages, in their lands and their nations.