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From: "William S. Alek" <wsalek@intalek.com>
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>Brother Reed wrote:
>> This seems pretty straight forward to me, the Lord changed their
>language. I
>> don't read anything about any continental plate shifts or any Carl Sagan
>> stuff here.               
>
>Consider this:
>
>(Genesis 10:25 KJV)  "And unto Eber were born two sons: the name 
>of one was Peleg; for in his days was the earth divided; and his 
>brother's name was Joktan."
>
>peleg = 6389. Peleg, peh'-leg; the same as H6388; earthquake; Peleg, a 
>son of Shem:--Peleg.
>
>This would seem to me to indicate this is the period of continental drift. 
>
>It is not clear at what point this happened.  Even though this scripture is
>
>written in the chapter before the Babel incident, generally speaking, 
>genealogical references given in the Bible sometimes great periods of 
>time (especially considering the longevity of some Bible characters).  
>Therefore, although this may have taken place before Babel, it is just 
>as likely that it occurred at the same time or afterwards.

Yes, I agree. Verse 10.32 is placed after Babel. Chapter 11 occurs after
the flood and during the genealogy sequence given in Chapter 10. Makes sense!

One mystery, though. Was the Sphinx in Egypt built before the flood?

>No clear 
>indication is given for the dating of the birth of Peleg (and consequently 
>for the dividing of the earth).
>
>Kathy Dimick
>Falkville, Alabama
>kdimick@colsa.com
>kedimick@hotmail.com
>http://members.tripod.com/~coffeepleaz/index.html
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>"For to me to live is Christ"
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