tongues confusion of

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tongues confusion of - Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary :

  Tongues, Confusion of
  at Babel, the cause of the early separation of mankind and their
  division into nations. The descendants of Noah built a tower to
  prevent their dispersion; but God "confounded their language"
  (Gen. 11:1-8), and they were scattered over the whole earth.
  Till this time "the whole earth was of one language and of one
  speech." (See SHINAR.)