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The Bible says that Nimrod was Ham's grandson(1 Chronicles 1:10), and a 'mighty hunter in opposition to God'. His territory as ruler included Shinar and Assyria, including Babel(Genesis 10:8-12) . It was in HIS territory of Babel that God confused the languages of all humanity (Genesis 11:1-9) so it is believed that Nimrod headed up the building of the Tower of Babel in direct opposition to God's orders to 'fill the earth'(Genesis 9:1).The reference work, "Jewish Antiquities"I, 114, 115 (iv, 2, 3), says that Nimrod felt "...that the only way to detach men from the fear of God was by making them continuously dependent upon his own power. He threatened to have his revenge on God if He wished to inundate the earth again; for he would build a tower higher than the water could reach and avenge the destruction of their forefathers. The people were eager to follow this advice... deeming it slavery to submit to God; so they set out to build the tower...and it rose with a speed beyond all expectation."
the tower of babel is where the lord made all of the languages on earth, before that everyone spoke the same language
None. The Exodus, Noah's Deluge, The Creation, Tower of Babel are all Jewish campfire tales and not historical.Search your favorite encyclopedia and find out for yourself.Answer:Unfortunately, the above answer states an opinion as fact. What he meant to say was that non-believers hold the Tower of Babel (etc.) to have been non-historical. In fact, a couple of billion people believe that the Creation, the Flood (etc.) all took place as described in the Bible. To answer the original question, tradition teaches that the Tower of Babel was created by the world's first dictatorship. Nimrod (Genesis ch.10), who spearheaded the initiative to build the Tower, became a cruel despot once people had given him their approval or acquiescence. More importantly, God's confounding of their plan was nothing other than a preparation for Abraham. Abraham, who was a young man at the time, found it almost impossible to make headway in teaching people that there is One God. Nimrod had intimidated them and they were afraid to listen. But after God had ruined Nimrod's project and his wide influence, Abraham was no longer hindered.
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Nimrod
The verse that mentions Nimrod's involvement in building the Tower of Babel is Genesis 10:10, which says, "And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel, Erech, Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar." This verse is often associated with Nimrod based on historical and traditional interpretations.
a man named Nimrod, Noah's grandson, built the tower of babel to show everyone in the world that he was the greatest and mightiest person in the world.
The kingdom of wicked King Nimrod was at Babel, in the land of Shinar. (Genesis 10:9, 10)Babel (meaning 'confusion') was the site of Nimrod's Tower of Babel, that he built in opposition to God (Genesis 11:4-9).
Yes, Babylon is often associated with the Tower of Babel. In ancient Mesopotamian mythology, Babylon is said to have been the site of the biblical Tower of Babel, where a united humanity attempted to build a tower to reach the heavens. This story is sometimes used to explain the diversity of languages in the world.
Actually, the tower of Babel was never completed. Men wanted to build the tower so they could reach heaven, but God made their languages scramble so they couldn't complete it.
the people who lived there tried to build a tower high enough to get to heavan
God is believed to have created different languages at the Tower of Babel, according to the Bible. The story goes that people tried to build a tower to reach the heavens, prompting God to confuse their language so they could no longer understand each other, leading to the creation of different languages.
The Bible says that Nimrod was Ham's grandson(1 Chronicles 1:10), and a 'mighty hunter in opposition to God'. His territory as ruler included Shinar and Assyria, including Babel(Genesis 10:8-12) . It was in HIS territory of Babel that God confused the languages of all humanity (Genesis 11:1-9) so it is believed that Nimrod headed up the building of the Tower of Babel in direct opposition to God's orders to 'fill the earth'(Genesis 9:1).The reference work, "Jewish Antiquities"I, 114, 115 (iv, 2, 3), says that Nimrod felt "...that the only way to detach men from the fear of God was by making them continuously dependent upon his own power. He threatened to have his revenge on God if He wished to inundate the earth again; for he would build a tower higher than the water could reach and avenge the destruction of their forefathers. The people were eager to follow this advice... deeming it slavery to submit to God; so they set out to build the tower...and it rose with a speed beyond all expectation."
The builders of the Tower of Babel failed to honor God by trying to build a tower to reach the heavens in defiance of His will. God scattered them and confused their languages as a punishment for their arrogance.
The city of Babel was named for the Tower of Babel, a biblical story where people tried to build a tower to heaven. In the story, God confused their languages, resulting in the word "Babel" meaning "confusion" or "mixed up."
The Bible does not specify an exact height (or number of stories) for the Tower of Babel.