Language

Of all mankind one at first — Ge 11:1,6.

Called

Speech. — Mr 14:70; Ac 14:11.

Tongue. — Ac 1:19; Re 5:9.

Confusion of

A punishment for presumption, &c. — Ge 11:2-6.

Originated the varieties in. — Ge 11:7.

Scattered men over the earth. — Ge 11:8,9.

Divided men into separated nations. — Ge 10:5,20,31.

Great variety of, spoken by men — 1Co 14:10.

Ancient kingdoms often comprehended nations of different — Es 1:22; Da 3:4; 6:25.

Kinds of, mentioned

Hebrew. — 2Ki 18:28; Ac 26:14.

Chaldea. — Da 1:4.

Syriack. — 2Ki 18:26; Ezr 4:7.

Greek. — Ac 21:37.

Latin. — Lu 23:38.

Lycaonian. — Ac 14:11.

Arabic, &c. — Ac 2:11.

Egyptian. — Ps 84:5; 114:1; Ac 2:10.

Of some nations difficult — Eze 3:5,6.

The term barbarian applied to those who spoke a strange — 1Co 14:11.

Power of speaking different

A gift of the Holy Spirit. — 1Co 12:10.

Promised. — Mr 16:17.

Given on the day of Pentecost. — Ac 2:3,4.

Followed receiving the gospel. — Ac 10:44-46.

Conferred by laying on of the apostles’ hands. — Ac 8:17,18; 19:6.

Necessary to spread of the gospel. — Ac 2:7-11.

A sign to unbelievers. — 1Co 14:22.

Sometimes abused. — 1Co 14:2-12,23.

Ceased when the written Bible completed. — 1Co 13:8-10.

Interpretation of

Antiquity of engaging persons for. — Ge 42:23.

A gift of the Holy Spirit. — 1Co 12:10.

Most important in the early church. — 1Co 14:5,13,27,28.

The Jews punished by being given up to people of a strange. — De 28:49; Isa 28:11; Jer 5:15.