Humans were proud that every single human being spoke the same language, and that their one language had only "a few words" (Genesis 11:1 literal translation from Hebrew). Humanity did not want curiosity to lead people to explore other locations and thus promote change and development (going against God’s blessing to "fill up the earth") and they did not want to expand their knowledge and vocabulary because that promotes non conformity and diversity. They felt very weak and vulnerable and they only wanted to huddle together in one place. In the aftermath of a catastrophically destructive flood in the days of Noah, many generations of humans were fearful and anxiety ridden. (Mirta Toledo/ CC BY SA 4.0 ) Post Flood Fear and the Tower of Babel Indeed in that are signs for those of knowledge.” (30:22) so multiple languages is not a punishment, but an act of mercy, as I will show below. The Qur’an informs us that the multiplicity of human languages is one of several signs of God’s power and planning: “And of His signs is the creation of the heavens and the earth and the diversity of your languages and your colors. Ancient Babylonian Tablet Provides Compelling Evidence that the Tower of Babel DID Exist.
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