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Genesis 11 · Grade 5

From Babel to Abram

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Genesis 11 explains the many languages of the world. The people, still speaking one language, gathered in the plain of Shinar. Using baked bricks and tar, they set out to build a city and a tower with its top in the heavens. Their goal was twofold: to make a name for themselves and to avoid being scattered, which directly resisted God's command to fill the earth.

The Lord came down to see the city and the tower. He judged their united rebellion by confusing their language. The word Babel sounds like the Hebrew word for confuse. Unable to understand one another, the people stopped building and spread out over the earth. God's purpose for humanity moved forward in spite of their pride.

The second half of the chapter traces Shem's line down to Terah, whose family included Abram, Nahor and Haran. Abram married Sarai, and we are told plainly that Sarai was barren. Terah set out for Canaan but settled in Haran. The scene is set: a scattered world and a childless couple. Through them God would bring His blessing to all the nations. In the New Testament, at Pentecost (Acts 2), God's Spirit enabled the apostles to speak in many languages. Christians have read this as a reversal of Babel.

Show What You Know

  1. What two goals did the builders have?

  2. How was their plan rebellion against God?

  3. What does the name Babel sound like in Hebrew?

  4. What important fact is given about Sarai?

  5. How does Pentecost in Acts 2 reverse Babel?

Word Bank Fill-In

Use the word bank to fill in each blank.

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  1. The people, still speaking language, gathered in the plain of Shinar.
  2. Using baked bricks and tar, they set out to build a city and a with its top in the heavens.
  3. Unable to understand one another, the stopped building and spread out over the earth.
  4. married Sarai, and we are told plainly that Sarai was barren.
  5. Through them would bring His blessing to all the nations.

Think About It

  1. Why do you think God chose a couple with no children to begin His plan of blessing the world?

  2. Different languages divide people, but the gospel unites them. How can you welcome people who are different from you?

Memory Verse

“Therefore its name was called Babel, because there Yahweh confused the language of all the earth. From there, Yahweh scattered them abroad on the surface of all the earth.”

Genesis 11:9 (WEB)

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Prayer

Dear God, thank You for today's Bible story. Help me to . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • When are you tempted to make a name for yourself, and how can you honor God instead?
  • How can a group project honor God rather than pride?
  • How can you listen when God's plan is different from yours?

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