dating still presents serious problems. Ten generations separate Noah’s sons from Abraham (Gen. 11:10-26).
Nimrod, the grandson of Ham, belongs to the 3rd generation. Peleg was the 5th generation; he was so named,
because “in his days the earth was divided” (Gen. 10:25)."
BINGO! you got at least 2100 years to Peleg, or by more regular begats calculation around 600 years, while Nimrod was most likely dead at 1500 or so years after the Flood. Or by more regular calculation, 400 or 500 years. So now, especially since Nimrod isn't mentioned in connection with the tower, is it possible he had nothing to do with it?
And while you're dividing the population by language, why not go a step farther and divide their locations physically? I think the separation of landmasses into the continents we have now happened suddenly in Peleg's time, also the Tower of Babel. If one miracle, why not another?
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