It would appear from the Book of Jasher that Shem was not at the tower of Babel. He lived with Noah for the rest of Noah's life away from the pagan idol worship of the day. Abraham lived with them a number of years to learn the one true and living God and the correct ways to worship Him. Book of Jasher Ch.9
The Tower of Babel was built because the descendants of Shem, Ham and Japeth wanted to make a name for themselves. They also didn't want to be split apart into the world
The Bible does not specify an exact height (or number of stories) for the Tower of Babel.
Nah, Abraham is a decendant of Shem. You can follow his bloodline in Genesis 11 after the tower of Babel story (obviously Abraham is still called Abram here).
According to the Bible, there are 10 generations between Noah and his sons and the tower of Babel. These generations are Noah, Shem, Arphaxad, Shelah, Eber, Peleg, Reu, Serug, Nahor, and Terah. This genealogy is found in the book of Genesis in the Old Testament.
No, the Tower of Babel and the Mosque Tower are different structures. The Tower of Babel is a biblical story about a tower built to reach the heavens, while a Mosque Tower is a minaret attached to a mosque where the call to prayer is made.
In Babel next to the Kings palace.
Tower of Babel - M. C. Escher - was created in 1928.
The tower of Babel was not really a tower but a place where all men could meet. It was the last vestige of civilization before the wilderness.
The cast of Tower of Babel - 2005 includes: Miller Oberlin as Miller
The tower symbolizes human resistance to God's will.
Nimrod
At the tower of Babel.