Theological Term of the Day

Babel

Babel is the Hebrew name for Babylon, one of the cities founded by Nimrod.  In Gen. 11:1-9, it is the location where the entire world spoke a single language and worked together to build a tower into the heavens.  It was representative of the great pride of man.  God confused their languages.  The building of the tower ceased and they dispersed.

Babel, Tower of

The tower of Babel constructed by the builders at Babel became a symbol of their defiance against God, (Gen. 11:1-6).  It was probably modeled after a ziggurat which is a mound of sun-dried bricks and was probably constructed before 4,000 BC.