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Why does Genesis 10:5 say "they had their own language", when 11:1 says they all shared one language?

Genesis 11:1

Genesis 10:2 The sons of Japheth: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras. 3 The sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah. 4 The sons of...

1 Vote November 08 2013 2 Answers

What can we learn from the prayer of Moses in Psalm 90:9-12?

Psalm 90 A prayer of Moses the man of God. 9All our days pass away under your wrath; we finish our years with a moan. 10Our days may come to seventy years,...

January 27 2019 1 Answer

What was Onan’s sin? (Genesis 38:8–10)

Genesis 38:8 - 10

8 Then Judah said to Onan, “Sleep with your brother’s wife and fulfill your duty to her as a brother-in-law to raise up offspring for your brother.” 9 But...

July 26 2018 1 Answer

What sort of "revelry" did they indulge in? (Exodus 32:6)

What sort of "revelry" did they indulge in? (Exodus 32:6) The Golden Calf 32 When the people saw that Moses was so long in coming down from the mountain,...

November 14 2018 2 Answers

What did the Apostle Paul mean when he wrote this to the church at Philippi: "I want to know Christ, and THE POWER OF HIS RESURRECTION."?

Philippians 3:10

I want to know Christ—yes, to know the power of his resurrection and participation in his sufferings, becoming like him in his death. Philippians 3:10 (NIV)...

1 Vote February 17 2021 4 Answers

What is this coming wrath? (1 Thessalonians 1:10)

1 Thessalonians 1:10

7 And so you became a model to all the believers in Macedonia and Achaia. 8 The Lord’s message rang out from you not only in Macedonia and Achaia—your faith...

May 06 2019 1 Answer

Do we lose our salvation if we fail to tell others about Jesus (Matthew 10:32-33; Luke 12:8-9)?

Matthew 10:26 - 33

Matthew 10:32-33 32"Whoever acknowledges me before others, I will also acknowledge before my Father in heaven. 33But whoever disowns me before others, I will...

October 31 2021 3 Answers

What is God's Word?

Can someone give me a summary? Ps 33:4; Jn 17:17 2Sa 22:31 ppp Ps 18:30; Pr 30:5 1Kings 8:56; III Kings 10:10 Ps 103:20 Ps 119:89,152; Isa 40:8; 1Pet. 1:25...

1 Vote January 21 2020 4 Answers

Why did God ask Moses to put Aaron's staff/rod back into the tabernacle? Had any of the Israelites seen it before then?

Numbers 17:1 - 13

1 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 2 “Speak to the sons of Israel, and get from them a rod for each father’s household: twelve rods, from all their...

1 Vote July 12 2014 1 Answer

How did Barnabas, being a Levite possess a land, while the Levites were instructed not to possess lands of their own (Numbers 18:20-21; Deuteronomy 10:8-9) as per the law?

Acts 4:36 - 37

The levites were instructed not to possess any land of their own. Being so, how come Barnabas sell a land while the law being against even possessing a land?...

2 Votes August 20 2014 2 Answers

Does Paul in 1 Corinthians 7:10-16 contradict what Jesus said about divorce?

1 Corinthians 7:10 - 16

1 Corinthians talks about a Christian who has an unbelieving mate. At one point, Paul says, “But if the unbeliever departs, let him depart; a brother or a...

August 19 2019 1 Answer

What does "cross" symbolize in the New Testament?

Luke 9:23

Luke 9:23; Matthew 10:38, but I'm sure there are other verses in the Gospels and in Paul's writings that deal with what the symbol of the cross means. I know...

January 16 2021 3 Answers

If God hates divorce (Malachi 2:16), why in Ezra 10:10–44 did God command Israelite men to put away their unbelieving wives?

Ezra 10:1 - 44

Wasn’t abandoning wives and children a drastic solution? (Ezra 10:3) Ezra 10 New International Version (NIV) The People’s Confession of Sin 10 While Ezra was...

March 07 2019 5 Answers

What does the Bible say about the universality of sin?

1 John 1:8 8If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us. 1 John 1:10 10If we claim we have not sinned, we make him out to...

March 20 2019 1 Answer

In what way was the land flowing with milk and honey? (Deuteronomy 26:9)

Deuteronomy 26:9

In what way was the land flowing with milk and honey? (Deuteronomy 26:9)-- 9 And he hath brought us into this place, and hath given us this land, even a land...

0 Votes June 22 2018 2 Answers

What was the significance of these gemstones? (Exodus 39:10–14)

What was the significance of these gemstones? (Exodus 39:10–14) 8 They fashioned the breastpiece—the work of a skilled craftsman. They made it like the...

1 Vote November 20 2018 2 Answers

What should we do with our doubts and complaints concerning God? (Isaiah 45:9)

Isaiah 45:9

“Woe to those who quarrel with their Maker, those who are nothing but potsherds among the potsherds on the ground. Does the clay say to the potter, ‘What are...

February 01 2021 2 Answers

Why would anyone be so cavalier about his sin? (Numbers 25:6)

Numbers 25 English Standard Version (ESV) 25 While Israel lived in Shittim, the people began to whore with the daughters of Moab. 2 These invited the people...

January 21 2019 1 Answer

Who were to serve as God's "witnesses"? (Isaiah 43:10-12)

Isaiah 43:8 Bring out the people who are blind, even though they have eyes, those who are deaf, even though they have ears! 43:9 All nations gather together,...

April 21 2024 1 Answer

Does this tree of life have anything to do with the one in the Garden of Eden (3:18)?

18 She is a tree of life to those who take hold of her, And happy are all who retain her.--NKJV I compare my cross reference in my margin, Genesis 2:9, which...

1 Vote April 02 2019 1 Answer

How would idol makers be put to shame? (Isaiah 44:11) and how do we fashion idols for ourselves today? (44:11)

Isaiah 44:9 - 11

9 All who make idols are nothing, and the things they treasure are worthless. Those who would speak up for them are blind; they are ignorant, to their own...

June 04 2019 1 Answer

What does the fourth commandment mean?

Exodus 20:8 - 11

8 i "Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. 9 j Six days you shall labor, and do all your work, 10 but the k seventh day is a Sabbath to the Lord your...

4 Votes June 25 2014 1 Answer

Why do some Bible verse teach there is 'no fear in love', but other verses seem to say the opposite?

Proverbs 9:10

I am referring to the following verses: Proverbs 9:10: "The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom." Proverbs 1:7: Fear of the LORD is the foundation of...

3 Votes October 08 2014 3 Answers

From what idols had the Thessalonians turned? (1 Thessalonians 1:9)

6 You became imitators of us and of the Lord, for you welcomed the message in the midst of severe suffering with the joy given by the Holy Spirit. 7 And so...

May 04 2019 1 Answer

Was God justified in bringing charges against Israel in the prophecy of Hosea, e.g. Hosea 4:16-17; 7:8-9, 11; 10:1; 12:1, 8?

Hosea 4:16 - 17

16 The Israelites are stubborn, like a stubborn heifer. How then can the Lord pasture them like lambs in a meadow? 17 Ephraim is joined to idols; leave him...

September 13 2019 1 Answer

What was in a "writing kit"? (Ezekiel 9:2)

Ezekiel 9:2

Context: Ezekiel 9 New International Version (NIV) Judgment on the Idolaters 9 Then I heard him call out in a loud voice, “Bring near those who are appointed...

October 08 2019 1 Answer

How could Jonathan be certain the sign from the men of the Philistine garrison was from the Lord? (1 Samuel 14:9–12)

1 Samuel 13:9 - 12

1 Samuel 14:9-12 9 If they say thus unto us, Tarry until we come to you; then we will stand still in our place, and will not go up unto them. 10 But if they...

1 Vote August 05 2018 1 Answer

Will the earth abide forever or will it be destroyed? (Psalm 104:5)

Psalms 104:5

Psalm 104:5 King James Version (KJV) 5 Who laid the foundations of the earth, that it should not be removed for ever. This verse, and several others (cf. Ps....

December 06 2019 1 Answer

What were the burial practices observed by the Early Church?

Acts 5:5 - 10

Did the early Christians bury their dead immediately as they did with Ananias and his wife? ACTS 5:5-10 And Ananias hearing these words fell down, and gave...

1 Vote June 20 2016 1 Answer

Does Job 7:9 contradict the Bible’s teaching about resurrection? I.e. had Job given up hope? (7:8–10)

Job 7:9

The Scriptures teach that all people will be raised corporally from the tomb (cf. Dan. 12:2; 1 Cor. 15:22; Rev. 20:4–6). In fact, Jesus said that one day “...

March 25 2020 2 Answers

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