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The whole idea behind the construction of the tower was to try and reach the heavens, where they could achieve honour and "a name for themselves, otherwise we will be spread across the face of the earth" (paraphrasing Genesis), or so they thought. God would not allow such hubris. According to The Bible, he destroyed the tower, split the people into different races, and gave them each different language so as to make building another tower impossible through lack of communication.

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