Question

section review 5.2 1. what characteristic did all people have in common before the tower of babel? 2. how did the people resist gods command to fill the earth? 3. what sins are revealed at the tower of babel? 4. what does babel mean?

Explanation:

1. Before the Tower of Babel, all people spoke one language according to the Bible. This common language allowed for unified communication and cooperation.
2. Instead of dispersing and filling the earth as God commanded, people gathered together to build a city and a tower with its top in the heavens, seeking to make a name for themselves rather than follow God's directive.
3. Sins revealed include pride (in trying to reach the heavens and make a name for themselves), disobedience to God's command to fill the earth, and a lack of trust in God's plan.
4. "Babel" is derived from the Hebrew word "balal" which means "to confuse", referring to how God confused the people's language at the tower.

Answer:

1. They spoke one language.
2. They gathered to build a city and a tower instead of filling the earth.
3. Pride, disobedience, lack of trust.
4. It means "to confuse".