The Discovery of Genesis (74 page)

A second form for
migration
is
, which very simply reveals that
thousands
are
walking
. Notice that the
thousand
has a “p’ieh”
, indicating movement, and this event possibly marks the origin of this numeral. It is interesting also to note that
tongue
has a
thousand
issuing from the
mouth
. This word could likewise very well have original reference to the Babel story dealing specifically with the tongue. The character
is not as specific as the former character indicating the origin of the
migration
in the
west
, but it does tell the large number of those removing in various directions, possibly the greatest mass dispersion the earth has ever seen.

Thus it likely happened that the progenitors of the Chinese people immigrated to the Far East, carrying with them direct word-of-mouth knowledge of the early beginnings on earth, and of the Creator, the true God, whom they came to call
Shang Ti.