# Some Bibel Questions

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-bibel-questions/566564>\
**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [January 6, 2011, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-bibel-questions/566564 "2011-01-06T02:06:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2011, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-bibel-questions/566564/41 "2011-01-07T19:20:22Z")

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> [@kanicbird](#):
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> Commonly taken as that the Bible does not state that and leans more towards mis-communication between people of the same language. The translation is usually ‘confuse their language’.

**That** won’t stop something from getting built, though it will lead to delays and cost overruns.

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**Author:** ![Skammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skammer/32/143_2.png) [@Skammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skammer)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2011, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-bibel-questions/566564/42 "2011-01-07T20:28:41Z")

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> [@EinsteinsHund](#):
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> This particular story always stunned me. Uzzah tries to protect the Ark from falling and getting damaged, and Yahweh smites him for that, on principle. He could be such a prick sometimes.

Yeah, He’s kind of a stickler about the ark. I’ve been told that the High Priest used to enter the Holy of Holies with a rope tied around his waist, so that in case he got struck dead in there the other guys could haul him out (I’m not sure that is true though).

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