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A tower to reach heaven. Genesis 11:1-9. Proud people built a tower at Babel. Contributed by Didier Martin. Read terms of download. Story also available on our translated websites: Spanish, German. View slideshow Download image set Story planner.
The Tower of Babel. Genesis 11:1-9. Proud people build a large tower. Contributed by Lars-Goran Ronnberg. Read terms of download. Story also available on our translated websites: Spanish, Portuguese, German. View slideshow Download image set Story planner. Download story: The Tower of Babel.
People rebel against God to build a tower. These images are the copyright of Amy and Carly of Fishnet Bible stories who have granted FreeBibleimages permission to distribute them for educational and ministry use only.
The Tower of Babel is one of the best-known structures mentioned in the Bible. But what was the tower’s purpose, and where was Babel? How much do we really know about this story? In many ways, the Tower of Babel is a kind of ‘just so’ story about how the world came to have many languages.
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- Lessons from The Tower of Babel
- A Question For Reflection
Early in the history of humanity, as humans repopulated the earth after the flood, a number of people settled in the land of Shinar. Shinar is one of the cities in Babylon founded by King Nimrod, according to Genesis 10:9-10. The location of the tower of Babel was in ancient Mesopotamia on the eastern bank of the Euphrates River. Bible scholars bel...
Up until this point in the Bible, the whole world spoke the same language, meaning there was one common speech for all people. The people of the earth had become skilled in construction and decided to build a city with a tower that would reach up to heaven. By building the tower, the inhabitants of the city wanted to make a name for themselves and ...
Bible readers often wonder what was so wrong with building this tower. The people were coming together to accomplish a notable work of architectural wonder and beauty. Why was that so bad? To arrive at the answer, one must understand that the tower of Babel was all about convenience, and not obedience to the will of God. The people were doing what ...
Are there any human-made "stairways to heaven" you are building in your life? Are your accomplishments drawing more attention to yourself than bringing glory to God? If so, stop and reflect. Are your purposes noble? Are your goals in line with God's will?
Background Study: Only eight people survived the flood. They were Noah and his wife, his three sons and their wives. Through these eight people, the world was populated again (Genesis 9:18-19). God’s plan was for Noah’s descendants to spread out and replenish the earth (Genesis 9:7).
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