And the whole earth was of one language, and of one speech.
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George Leo Haydock
AD 1849
Speech. Probably Hebrew; in which language we have the most ancient book in the world, the work of Moses. This language has been preserved ever since, though with some alterations. Most of the oriental languages are but like dialects from it, as French, Italian are from Latin. The arguments which are brought to prove that other languages are more ancient, because the names of men have a proper significance in them as well as in Hebrew, do not invalidate the right of the latter. The most respectable authors have, therefore, always declared for it. (Haydock)
