Bible Stories for Heathen Children

41 - The Tower of Babel - Where Languages Come From

Bible Stories for Heathen Children

Show Notes

This week we tell the story of a group of people who got along so well and worked together so well that God decided they had to be stopped. Before that, we revisit the stories of God creating the world, Adam and Eve, and Noah’s Ark, so we can better understand how the Tower of Babel fits into the book of Genesis. And because the Tower of Babel is an origin story for languages, we also take a look at how languages actually develop. Free text version is available at patreon.com/bsfhc. Please c...

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