The story grew in the telling. IMO, Babel was just a repeatedly embellished tale that attempted to explain why there were different languages.
Clearly, that's not how languages mutate/evolve, and if God confused everyones tongue to make all the languages, the effect should have ceased at the end of the story, and not continued unto the present day.
Another instance of scripture not reflecting how the world really works.
Clearly, that's not how languages mutate/evolve, and if God confused everyones tongue to make all the languages, the effect should have ceased at the end of the story, and not continued unto the present day.
Another instance of scripture not reflecting how the world really works.
The granting of a pardon is an imputation of guilt, and the acceptance a confession of it.