Was the Tower of Babel built to reach heaven?
Was the Tower of Babel built to reach heaven? Babylon was where people sought to “make a name (shem) for themselves” by building a tower that reached to the heavens, the realm of the gods. The city is cast as the source of sinister activity and knowledge. Genesis 11:1–9 reads: “Now the whole earth had one language and the same words.
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