Ancient World & Mesopotamia
Babel
Babylon region, Iraq
WHAT HAPPENED HERE
Biblical story
People settled in Shinar and built a city and tower to make a name for themselves rather than spreading across the earth.
WHY IT MATTERS
Place in the Bible’s story
Babel warns against proud human unity that resists God and explains the scattering of peoples and languages.
THEN & NOW
Understanding the location
The location is commonly associated with the region of ancient Babylon in modern Iraq, although the tower’s exact site is debated.
RELATED SCRIPTURE · KJV
Read it in the Bible
“And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.”
Genesis 12:3
“And he believed in the LORD; and he counted it to him for righteousness.”
Genesis 15:6
PEOPLE
The people of Babel
TIMELINE EVENTS
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