Tower of Babel

Everyone speaks one language, and the people settle in the land of Shinar.

The Land of Shinar 11:1, 2

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BABEL?

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BABEL?

The Little Tower of Babel, Pieter the Elder Bruegel (c. 1563)

Ziggurat(in ancient Mesopotamia) a rectangular stepped tower, sometimes surmounted by a

temple. Ziggurats are first attested in the late 3rd millennium BC

• Open up Biblegateway.com and find Genesis 11• Read verses 3-9 and answer these questions in your notes under

the heading “Tower of Babel”

1. Why did the people want to build a tower to heaven?2. Why do you think God disapproves?3. How does he respond?

Wrong!• Make a name for themselves not bring honor to God’s name.• NOT scatter when they were told to scatter and fill the earth.• Seek a way to heaven on their own terms.

PunishmentChanges languages and confusion stops their plan.

Tower of Babel