In Sephardic traditions they believe that when Solomon sent out Hebrew pioneers to Tarshish, he sent both Benjamin and Judah tribes. So if you are Sephardic Jew you might be Benjamin too.

I sincerely believe we will see a huge influx of Asian Indians into the church in the coming 10 years, not just in India, but in the US too.

I sincerely believe we will see a huge influx of Asian Indians into the church in the coming 10 years, not just in India, but in the US too.

http://faculty.gordon.edu/hu/bi/Ted_Hildebrandt/OTeSources/01-Genesis/Text/Articles-Books/Seely_Babel_WTJ.pdf

A few points that Seeley brings up is that Shinar (maybe Sumer) is the civilization of the Tower of Babel. The tower was constructed at the no earlier than 3500 BC. If this is correct, multiple languages were already upon the earth. So if Shinar or Sumer is correct than the phrase “the whole earth” was Southern Mesopotamia. THere are stories in the Sumerian culture that talk about a tower that is close enough to be the Tower of Babel.

If Shinar is Sumer, there is a catch, in the language of Sumer was spoken for another 500 to 1,000 or so years after the Tower was perhaps constructed. Well enough time to finish the tower.

Also from Paul h Seeley’s article: “story of Gen 11:1–9 as reflecting
the fall of the Uruk culture c. 3000 B.C.; and, the confusion of language is just a
way of saying that diverse ethnic groups took over after the fall of the Uruk cul-
ture. Payne suggests that the upheaval was due to the influx of the Akkadians
with their Semitic language into Sumer sometime around 3000 to 2500 B.C.
The Akkadian language confused the Sumerian language and eventually dis-
placed it. DeWitt suggests that the upheaval was due to the invading Elamites
and Subarians in 1960 B.C. who put an end to the Sumerian civilization. ”

So anyway it looks like the whole thing is as clear as mud, but interesting to read about. I suppose many of the stories in the Old Testament are mysteries of God. Sometimes we have to swallow the whole pie of our faith in God and His Word. I am ok with it. If the Tower of Babel as told in the scriptures is part fiction mixed with facts, God has His purposes; and He is God. Nuff said.

Anyone else have anything to add? Mike?????

Probably Sumerian (c. 3100 B.C.).

Hebrew is late on the scene (c. 950 B.C.), and a derivative of Canaanite.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_languages

Doug-My oldest daughter Jie Jie agrees with you that you are right the Sumerians had the first language and writing form, cuneiform.

It’s clear from the Jaredite story that something did happen, but Babel being the origin of all the diverse languages of earth isn’t it.