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Did God confound all languages on earth at the Tower of Babel?

Bible vs Mormon Scripture


Bible

Yes. God confound all languages on earth at the Tower of Babel.

Therefore is the name of it called Babel; because the LORD did there confound the language of all the earth. Genesis 11:9

Mormon Scripture

No. The brother of Jared asked God not to confound the language of his friends and family, and God granted his request.

Jared came forth with his brother and their families, with some others and their families, from the great tower, at the time the Lord confounded the language of the people, and swore in his wrath that they should be scattered upon all the face of the earth; and according to the word of the Lord the people were scattered.

And the brother of Jared being a large and mighty man, and a man highly favored of the Lord, Jared, his brother, said unto him: Cry unto the Lord, that he will not confound us that we may not understand our words.

And it came to pass that the brother of Jared did cry unto the Lord, and the Lord had compassion upon Jared; therefore he did not confound the language of Jared; and Jared and his brother were not confounded.

Then Jared said unto his brother: Cry again unto the Lord, and it may be that he will turn away his anger from them who are our friends, that he confound not their language.

And it came to pass that the brother of Jared did cry unto the Lord, and the Lord had compassion upon their friends and their families also, that they were not confounded. Ether 1:33-37

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