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  • From: Polycarp66 AT aol.com
  • To: lgmay AT mindspring.com, b-hebrew AT franklin.oit.unc.edu
  • Subject: Re: Yhe Land Divided
  • Date: Tue, 4 Jun 2002 09:38:43 EDT

In a message dated 6/4/2002 8:58:04 AM Eastern Daylight Time, lgmay AT mindspring.com writes:


In Genesis 10 as a result of the confusion of tongues the land was
divided.  Could this also refer to the continental drift. From looking
at the coast of Europe and Africa it looks like they were once joined
with the Americas.

Or could it refer to the generation of mountains, rivers, etc. to keep
men apart and preventing the dream of a one world government that Nimrod
tried to establish.


No.  Any attempt to read scientific discussion into the biblical texts is futile.  I think it refers rather to the story of the tower and the confusion of languages in the immediately succeeding chapter.

gfsomsel



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