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Tongues, Confusion of: At Babel, the cause of the early separation of mankind and their
division into nations. The descendants of Noah built a tower to
prevent their dispersion; but God "confounded their language"
(Genesis 11:1-8) and they were scattered over the whole earth. Till
this time "the whole earth was of one language and of one speech."