B'resheet 11:8-9 So the L-RD scattered them abroad from there over the face of the whole earth; and they stopped building the city. Therefore its name was called Babel, because there the L-RD confused the language of the whole earth; and from there the L-RD scattered them abroad over the face of the whole earth.
Babel - means confusion.
Mankind is now overcoming this by another language that is becoming universal: That language is none other than the English language. There is also a building that exists currently in the E.U that is a building that much looked like this building long ago. It is located in Brussels, Belgium.
B'resheet 11:10-11 These are the records of the generations of Shem. Shem was one hundred years old, and became the father of Arpakhshad (Arpachshad) two years after the flood; and Shem lived five hundred years after he became the father of Arpakhshad (Arpachshad), and he had other sons and daughters.
This is the genealogy of the children of Israel and the Messiah.
In Chapter 5 we had a list of Adam's descendants to Noach. Each person listed in chapter 5 had their age at the time of death was recorded. Here In chapter 11, the age at the time of death was not recorded. Moshe omits listing it here.
B'resheet 11:12-13 And Arpakhshad (Arpachshad) lived thirty-five years, and became the father of Shelach (Shelah); and Arpakhshad (Arpachshad) lived four hundred and three years after he became the father of Shelach (Shelah), and he had other sons and daughters.
B'resheet 11:14-15 And Shelach (Shelah) lived thirty years, and became the father of Ever (Eber); and Shelach (Shelah) lah lived four hundred and three years after he became the father of Ever (Eber), and he had other sons and daughters.
B'resheet 11:16-17 And Ever (Eber) lived thirty-four years, and became the father of Peleg; and Ever (Eber) lived four hundred and thirty years after he became the father of Peleg, and he had other sons and daughters.
B'resheet 11:18-19 And Peleg lived thirty years, and became the father of Reu; and Peleg lived two hundred and nine years after he became the father of Reu, and he had other sons and daughters.
B'resheet 11:20-21 And Reu lived thirty-two years, and became the father of S'rug (Serug); and Reu lived two hundred and seven years after he became the father of S'rug (Serug), and he had other sons and daughters.
B'resheet 11:22-23 And S'rug (Serug) lived thirty years, and became the father of Nachor (Nahor); and S'rug (Serug) lived two hundred years after he became the father of Nachor (Nahor), and he had other sons and daughters.
B'resheet 11:24-25 And Nachor (Nahor) lived twenty-nine years, and became the father of Terach (Terah); and Nachor (Nahor) lived one hundred and nineteen years after he became the father of Terach (Terah), and he had other sons and daughters.
B'resheet 11:26 And Terach (Terah) lived seventy years, and became the father of Avram, Nachor (Nahor) and Haran.
B'resheet 11:27 Now these are the records of the generations of Terach (Terah). Terach (Terah) became the father of Abram, Nachor (Nahor) and Haran; and Haran became the father of Lot.
B'resheet 11:28 And Haran died in the presence of his father Terach (Terah) in the land of his birth, in Ur of the Kasdim (Chaldeans).
B'resheet 11:29 And Avram and Nachor (Nahor) took wives for themselves. The name of Avram 's wife was Sarai; and the name of Nachor's wife was Milkah, the daughter of Haran, the father of Milkah and Yiskah.
B'resheet 11:30-31 And Sarai was barren; she had no child. And Terach (Terah) took Avram his son, and Lot the son of Haran, his grandson, and Sarai his daughter-in-law, his son Avram 's wife; and they went out together from Ur of the Kasdim (Chaldeans) in order to enter the land of Kena'an (Canaan); and they went as far as Haran, and settled there.
Sarai was barren - Sometimes we do not understand why G-d allows us to have certain health conditions or adversity in our lives. We will see in a the next few chapters how Sarai and Avram dealt with her infertility.
B'resheet 11:32 And the days of Terach (Terah) were two hundred and five years; and Terach (Terah) died in Haran. (NAS)
In verse 26 we read that Terach was 70 when he had Avram, Nachor (Nahor) and Haran. Terah must have begun fathering children at age 70. This does not necessary mean that Abram was born when he was 70.
Read carefully the following verse:
B'resheet 12:4 So Abram went forth as the L-RD had spoken to him; and Lot went with him. Now Abram was seventy-five years old when he departed from Haran.
Terah was 205 when he died. Abram was 75 when his father died. Therefore, Terah must have been 130 years old when he had Abram. Not 70 as many people think.
We now come upon Avram. The father of many nations. He also represents the Father who would offer up His Son. We will address this later. :)