The Answers Book for Kids: Volume 6

Have questions about Babel and the Ice Age? Learn answers to 22 common questions asked by kids.

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Contents

• Where Was The Tower Of Babel Built?

  Chapter 1, pp. 4–5

  And it came to pass, as they journeyed from the east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar, and they dwelt there.

• How Big Was The Tower Of Babel?

  Chapter 2, pp. 6–7

  The Bible doesn’t tell us how big the Tower of Babel was. It is described as “a tower whose top is in the heavens.”

• How Long Did It Take To Build The Tower Of Babel?

  Chapter 3, pp. 8–9

  . . . when people are dedicated to doing something and are working toward the same goal, they can do things very quickly.

• How Many People Did It Take To Build The Tower Of Babel?

  Chapter 4, pp. 10–11

  These were the families of the sons of Noah, according to their generations, in their nations; and from these the nations were divided on the earth after the flood. (Genesis 10:32)

• What Time Period Was The Tower Of Babel Built In?

  Chapter 5, pp. 12–13

  The Tower of Babel incident occurred around 4,200 years ago — about 100 years after the Flood but before Abraham was born.

• Is The Tower Of Babel Still There?

  Chapter 6, pp. 14–15

  If it were, it would be over 4,200 years old. There are not too many things that can last that long.

• Are There Any Remains Of The Tower Of Babel?

  Chapter 7, pp. 16–17

  Most researchers think they know where the foundation is located.

• Was Anything Inside The Tower Of Babel?

  Chapter 8, pp. 18–19

  As far as we know, there was nothing inside the tower. It makes more sense that it would have been solid bricks inside.

• Why Was Babel Made?

  Chapter 9, pp. 20–21

  The tower and city that the people built at Babel were made because they were disobeying what God had told them to do.

• Would We Still Have One Language If People Scattered?

  Chapter 10, pp. 22–23

  Therefore its name is called Babel, because there the LORD confused the language of all the earth.

• How Many Languages Came From Babel?

  Chapter 11, pp. 24–25

  There were at least 78 families that came out of Babel with new languages because Genesis 10 gives a listing of most of these families.

• How Did People Get Different Skin Colors?

  

  Chapter 12, pp. 26–27

  As the population split up and people left Babel by their family groups, different characteristics like the many skin shades ended up in the various groups.

• How Did People Get To America When They Spread Out?

  Chapter 13, pp. 28–29

  As people spread out from Babel, they could easily have made it to Europe, Asia, and Africa. These continents are all connected. But North and South America and Australia are not connected.

• Where Do The Chinese Come From?

  Chapter 14, pp. 30–31

  The Chinese are descendants of these original Sinites and most call themselves “Han,” from Ham, one of Noah’s three sons.

• Where Do The English Come From?

  Chapter 15, pp. 32–33

  Most of the English came from Germanic tribes of the northern part of mainland Europe, namely the Angles and Saxons.

• Where Do The Japanese Come From?

  Chapter 16, pp. 34–35

  Many groups of people are actually descendants of more than one ancestor. This happened with a number of peoples, including the Japanese.

• What Is The Ice Age?

  Chapter 17, pp. 36–37

  The Ice Age was an event that happened after the Flood—and we believe it was generated by the Flood.

• How Does An Ice Age Happen?

  Chapter 18, pp. 38–39

  From whose womb comes the ice? And the frost of heaven, who gives it birth? (Job 38:29)

• What Is The Extent Of The Ice Age?

  Chapter 19, pp. 40–41

  During the Ice Age, the ice extended in a downward direction from the north in Asia, Europe, and North America.

• Has A Frozen Person From The Ice Age Been Found?

  Chapter 20, pp. 42–43

  They have found a man frozen in a glacier! He is named “Ötzi, the Iceman.”

• How Did Animals Reach Other Continents After The Flood?

  Chapter 21, pp. 44–45

  Bring out with you every living thing of all flesh that is with you: birds and cattle and every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.

• What Kind Of Animals Lived In Places The Ice Age Affected?

  Chapter 22, pp. 46–47

  The animals that lived during the Ice Age, specifically in the icy areas or more properly the areas between the ice, would be the animals that were well-equipped to handle the cold.