How did the nation of Israel come about after Babel?
After Babel, God scattered humanity in confusion. About 200 years later, God acted sovereignly, not accidentally, by pulling Abraham (then Abram) out of the mainstream of humanity and promising him the nation of Israel. Thus Israel came about by a divine sovereign act through Abraham.
Les explains that after the tower of Babel, where every false religion and cult has its roots, God scattered the people. Then another 200 years went by, and God did something totally different: He pulled Abraham, first called Abram, out of the mainstream of humanity and promised him the nation of Israel. Israel did not come about accidentally; it was brought about by an act of a sovereign God.