The Tower of Babel

Which Jectan begot Elmodad, and Saleph, and Asarmoth, Jare,

And Aduram, and Uzal, and Decla,

And Ebal, and Abimael, Saba,

And Ophir, and Hevila, and Jobab. All these were the sons of Jectan.

And their dwelling was from Messa as we go on as far as Sephar, a mountain in the east.

These are the children of Sem according to their kindreds and tongues, and countries in their nations.

These are the families of Noe, according to their people and nations. By these were the nations divided on the earth after the flood.

And the earth was of one tongue, and of the same speech.

And when they removed from the east, they found a plain in the land of Sennaar, and dwelt in it.

And each one said to his neighbour: Come let us make brick, and bake them with fire. And they had brick instead of stones, and slime instead of mortar:

And they said: Come, let us make a city and a tower, the top whereof may reach to heaven; and let us make our name famous before we be scattered abroad into all lands.

And the Lord came down to see the city and the tower, which the children of Adam were building.

And he said: Behold, it is one people, and all have one tongue: and they have begun to do this, neither will they leave off from their designs, till they accomplish them in deed.

Come ye, therefore, let us go down, and there confound their tongue, that they may not understand one another's speech.

And so the Lord scattered them from that place into all lands, and they ceased to build the city.

And therefore the name thereof was called Babel, because there the language of the whole earth was confounded: and from thence the Lord scattered them abroad upon the face of all countries.

These are the generations of Sem: Sem was a hundred years old when he begot Arphaxad, two years after the flood.

And Sem lived after he begot Arphaxad, five hundred years, and begot sons and daughters.

And Arphaxad lived thirty-five years, and begot Sale.

And Arphaxad lived after he begot Sale, three hundred and three years, and begot sons and daughters.

Sale also lived thirty years, and begot Heber.

And Sale lived after he begot Heber, four hundred and three years: and begot sons and daughters.

And Heber lived thirty-four years, and begot Phaleg.

And Heber lived after he begot Phaleg, four hundred and thirty years: and begot sons and daughters.

Phaleg also lived thirty years, and begot Reu.