Genesis 12:1-3

Genesis 12:1-3
Here is where God called Abraham to leave his father’s house to got to the land of Canaan at this point God does not tell Abraham exactly where he is going wanting him to take a step of pure faith God also promises to make from him (no children yet) an entire nation and to bless him. Abraham is called Abram here because God later changes his name to Abraham.

There is nothing that scientifically useful here but it is background to what follows.

The Tomb of Jesus

The Tomb of Jesus

The following is a four part video on the tomb of Jesus. It make the case for the Garden tomb being Jesus's tomb from where he rose from the dead. This video is in essence an archeological study into which of the two sites claimed as the tomb of Jesus is the correct one.

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Genesis 11:27-32

Genesis 11:27-32 shows Terah’s family including Abraham and Sarah his wife. This indicates that entire family started to go to Canaan but stopped at Haran from where after Terah’s death Abraham, Sarah and Lot continued on to Canaan.

Genesis 11:10-26

Genesis 11:10-26 shows an immediate drop in life span following the flood, Shem who was born 98 years before the flood lived just 600 years as opposed to 800+ years for his ancestors. Also for those born after the Flood there was a further drop to less than 500 years. And following Babel; as indicated by Peleg; there was a sudden drop of 200 years.

Genesis 11:10-26

Genesis 11:10-26 starts of a new tablet listing direct ancestry line from Shem to Abraham. The Genealogy shows an immediate drop in life span following the flood, Shem who was born 98 years before the flood lived just 600 years as opposed to 800+ years for his ancestors. Also for those born after the Flood there was a further drop to less than 500 years. And following Babel; as indicated by Peleg; there was a sudden drop of 200 years.

Genesis 11:5-9

Genesis 11:5-9 shows an act of judgment to get man to finally spread out over the Earth God changed their language so that they suddenly spoke different languages. This is the only recorded time that God interferers directly with the Human mind and even in this he did not interfere with their free will. This dispersion is actually supported by DNA Evidence. (see reference below)

DNA and Babel and human migration

Genesis 11:4

Genesis 11:4 shows that under Nimrod's leadership the people of that day started building a city so as to stay together rather than spread over the Earth as God had commanded. They also started to build a tower that as to be a center of worship. The reference to the reaching unto heaven may have just have been a reference to it being so high that it towered over the rest of the city, it may have been a purely figurative reference to worship, it may have severed to an observatory of the star.

It is however quite possible that they trying to actually get up to God by their own action. If so it's an excellent example of foolishness in action. Not only is the maximum height of a fire burned brick tower quite limited, but God does not live up the sky but rather he is from out side our universe.