Assimilation

The tribe that originated from Cush's son Nimrod (from the family line of Ham) used the same language. The first kingdom that Nimrod was known for was Babel, and this one was established in the early days when his tribe was traveling east in the land of Shinar. And so, what do you do when you establish a new territory? You build a shrine. So they started envisioning together what it would like to build a shrine that everybody would see from miles away. It would have the Nimrod name all over it. Using stones to make bricks and tar to make mortar, they decided to make a tower that would stand above any natural landscapes in the area for miles. They were advancing a new concept in that land. It was called technology. And the fear was that if they didn't have something that stood out for all to see, they would be insignificant. No one would respect them. So the construction project ensued. 

Legend has it that the Great Power came down to take a look at the shrine with the Great Spirit. Upon seeing what was going on, the Great Power told the Great Spirit, "They're ahead of themselves. If they can build this great shrine to make a name for themselves throughout the land, there's no telling what kind of power grabs they're gonna shoot for."

And so, the Great Power and the Great Spirit worked together and brought in foreigners who spoke a different language. They assimilated into the tribe, but nobody knew what they were saying. And there were many different ethnicities of foreigners, all speaking different dialects. Eventually, the tribe got so mixed up ethnically that it started breaking up into smaller bands, and the smaller bands started going out to establish their own villages. 

The tower never got finished, and the kingdom of Babel just kind of stood frozen of time.

That was one of the stories that came out of the family of Ham - one of Noah's sons. 

One of Noah's other sons - Shem - was 100 years old, and he and his wife had Arpachshad two years after the flood. Shem lived another 500 years and had many other sons and daughters.

At age 35, Arpachshad and his wife had a kid named Shelah. He died at the age of 438, and had sons and daughters along the way. 

At age 30, Shelah and his wife had a kid named Eber. He died at the age of 433 and had sons and daughters along the way.

At the age of 34, Eber and his wife had a kid named Peleg. Eber died at the age of 464 and had sons and daughters along the way.

At the age of 30, Peleg and his wife had a kid named Reu. Peleg died at the age of 239 and had sons and daughters along the way.

At the age of 32, Reu and his wife had a kid named Serug. Reu died at the age of 239 and had sons and daughters along the way.

At the age of 30, Serug and his wife had a kid named Nahor. Serug died at the age of 230 and had sons and daughters along the way.

At the age of 29, Nahor and his wife had a kid named Terah. Nahor died at the age of 148 and had sons and daughters along the way.

At the age of 70, Terah and his wife had three kids named Abram, Nahor, and Haran. The following is the family tree of Terah:

Terah's kid Haran became the father of Lot. In the land of the Chaldeans, Terah watched his son Haran die, and it was horrible. Abram and Nahor eventually found wives - Sarai and Milcah, respectively. Milcah was Haran's daughter along with Iscah. Sarai was barren, which in those times was not unusual given the conditions of being a nomadic people. 

Terah took his family - Abram, Lot (whose dad Haran had already passed), Sarai, and all the rest of the extended family and servants, and they all packed their bags and headed out from Chaldea for the land of Canaan. This would be the first time in centuries that the family line of Ham would cross paths with the family line of Shem. Terah's family moved all the way out to Haran and settled there. And Terah died there at the ripe old age of 205.