Notes: Noah, Shem, Peleg, the tower of babel, and sodom and gomorrah

In a previous post a couple of months ago, I stated that Noah was alive when the tower of babel was built and the people dispersed into the nations.

Years after creation (from Genesis)
Noah lived from years 1056  to 2006 
Shem 1556 - 2158
Flood 1656
Peleg  1757-1996 - tower of babel?
Abraham 1948-2123
Ishmael 2034-2171
sodom and gomorrah destroyed 2047
Isaac 2048-2228

The tower of babel was built and the people dispersed in the time of Peleg.  This means Noah was still alive during the building of the tower of babel (he outlived Peleg)

Genesis 10:25  And unto Eber were born two sons: the name of one was Peleg; for in his days was the earth divided; and his brother's name was Joktan.
Noah died 58 years after Abraham's birth and Peleg was still alive for 48 years after Abraham's birth.  It is quite possible when Terah left with his family it was in the aftermath of the tower of babel.  While Isaac was born after both Noah's and Peleg's death, Shem (Noah's son) was still alive and outlived Abraham 35 years and was alive for 110 years of Isaac's life.  Some Jewish historical writings state that Abraham studied with Noah and Isaac studied with Shem.

Genesis 11:31  And Terah took Abram his son, and Lot the son of Haran his son's son, and Sarai his daughter in law, his son Abram's wife; and they went forth with them from Ur of the Chaldees, to go into the land of Canaan; and they came unto Haran, and dwelt there.

After settling in Haran where Terah died at age 205, Abraham was told to leave.

Genesis 12
1  Now the LORD had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father's house, unto a land that I will shew thee:
2  And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing:
3  And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.
4  So Abram departed, as the LORD had spoken unto him; and Lot went with him: and Abram was seventy and five years old when he departed out of Haran.      This was 2023 years after creation

When sodom and gomorrah were about to be destroyed, Yeshua told Abraham that Sarah would give birth (to Isaac) the following year so sodom and gommorah were destroyed 42 years after Noah's death and long before Shem's death.